Expanding Career, Education, and Leadership Opportunities for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

 

The EXCEL Program offered by the Georgia Institute of Technology is a four-year college program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) leading to two separate Certificates. 

Certificate 1: Academic Enrichment, Social Fluency, and Career Exploration
Certificate 2: Social Growth, Leadership, and Career Development

 

 

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In the News

Sherri Burrell assists EXCEL student cooking pizza at the AWARE Home.

A new partnership between Georgia Tech’s Aware Home Research Initiative and EXCEL is helping students with intellectual and developmental disabilities build life skills — starting in the kitchen.

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Rachel Lowy, a Ph.D. student in the School of Interactive Computing, evolves her human-computer interaction design course for students in Georgia Tech’s EXCEL program by exploring generative AI applications.

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Mentee Alicia Russell and Mentor Mallory McRae

Mentors share their experiences and highlights as part of EXCEL's Mentorship Program, detailing the most memorable moments and life-changing connections with EXCEL students.

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