CollegeWorks

CollegeWorks A collaborative college program of The Arc, Oneida-Lewis and Mohawk Valley Community College. Located on the Utica campus and Rome campus of MVCC.

CollegeWorks

A non-degree,, non-credit two-year college based vocational program for individuals with disabilities. Students who enroll into CollegeWorks will:
-Develop marketable work skills
-Learn self awareness and self advocacy skills
-Impove communication and relationship building skills
-Become motivated workers who understand the responsibilities of employment. Curriculum-Year 1

Year one

offers an exploratory career assessment involving four, six-week cycles in the following:
-Hospitality: food service, hotel
-Industrial/Maintenance
-Caregiver:child, elder, animal, hospital
-Retail/Office

Year 2

Based upon student interests and assessments, year two students will elect to study in once occupational area with a curriculum designed to prepare them for employment. Each student participates in internships and job shadowing with local businesses. Application Process

Young adults with disability who are 18 years of age and older are eligible to apply for admission. Application process includes completed application, student interview and two day classroom visit. all individuals must submit complete application materials, including a signed physician's report/examination and educational assessments. For an application please call 315.792.5465. Tuition

For individuals who qualify for OPWDD waivers services, tuition is provided at no cost to the individual. Job Placement

CollegeWorks graduates will be referred to Access VR placement services. The goal is that students will become employed in the area of their chosen career. Residential

Housing is available for eligible students in close proximity to the MVCC Utica Campus. There are residential living for 4 females and 4 males.

🎉Congratulations to the newest graduates of our award-winning CollegeWorks program! The ceremony at Mohawk Valley Commun...
07/22/2026

🎉Congratulations to the newest graduates of our award-winning CollegeWorks program! The ceremony at Mohawk Valley Community College brought parents, families, self-advocates, and dignitaries together in celebration of several achievements.

Keynote speaker Dr. Kerry Magro's Autism Journey's message to the grads and students moving up: "Don’t let any one thing define who you are. Go out there every day and define your life and your journey in the way you see it."

There were so many highlights! Thanks to all who attended. We'll be sharing much more from the ceremony soon. The Arc New York

Six students from the CollegeWorks program of The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter, celebrated their graduation as part of the program's 20th class at Mohawk Valley Community College.

🎓 Happening TONIGHT! We can't wait to celebrate the 20th graduating class from our award-winning CollegeWorks program! S...
07/21/2026

🎓 Happening TONIGHT! We can't wait to celebrate the 20th graduating class from our award-winning CollegeWorks program! See you soon.

07/19/2026

Caleb is a very good bowler. He took one for the team so we could make this fun video. Thanks, Caleb 👍🏼. Become a member of The Arc, Oneida-Lewis today - https://www.thearcolc.org/arc-membership/

🎳 CollegeWorks is rolling into graduation after their end of semester bowling & pizza party! 🍕 We'll see you on Tuesday ...
07/18/2026

🎳 CollegeWorks is rolling into graduation after their end of semester bowling & pizza party! 🍕 We'll see you on Tuesday night at MVCC when they officially put a cap on the year. 🎓

07/10/2026

Giving back is a big part of what we do!

🎽Runners and racers in the Boilermaker Road Race won't be going away empty handed. Students and staff in or CollegeWorks...
07/10/2026

🎽Runners and racers in the Boilermaker Road Race won't be going away empty handed. Students and staff in or CollegeWorks program raced against time to assemble hundreds of goodie bags that will be handed out over the next two days at the race expo.

💪 Great job, team and good luck to all the participants this weekend!

🔔 UPDATE: tonight's CollegeWorks program open house at the Rome campus of Mohawk Valley Community College has been postp...
07/09/2026

🔔 UPDATE: tonight's CollegeWorks program open house at the Rome campus of Mohawk Valley Community College has been postponed due to the campus closing for the day.

📲Stay tuned for a reschedule or visit mycollegeworks.org to learn more and set up a tour. Thank you.

🎓 We had a great turnout at our CollegeWorks program's open house tonight on the Utica campus of Mohawk Valley Community...
07/09/2026

🎓 We had a great turnout at our CollegeWorks program's open house tonight on the Utica campus of Mohawk Valley Community College.

Missed it? No problem! Visit our open house on the Rome MVCC campus happening tomorrow night! See all details here: https://bit.ly/4wy30Gn

☀️ Summer is here, and there’s no better time to learn about the CollegeWorks program!🎓Join us at one of our Open Houses...
07/03/2026

☀️ Summer is here, and there’s no better time to learn about the CollegeWorks program!

🎓Join us at one of our Open Houses next week on the Mohawk Valley Community College campuses in Utica or Rome. Take a tour, meet our team, and discover everything the CollegeWorks program has to offer as we near the end of this year and look forward to an exciting fall.

✳️These events are FREE, but registration is required. Please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance. We'll see you there!

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1101 Sherman Drive
Utica, NY
13501

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+13157925465

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