The most important thing for students with learning differences to consider when they are making a decision about college is whether the school offers the appropriate accommodations for the student to be successful.
Trident Academy is recognized as a national leader in preparing students for college and helping them to select the best college for their learning style. Over the past five years, 98% of Trident Academy graduates have attended college.
Juniors and seniors at Trident Academy meet individually with the guidance counselor to assess their interests and learning styles. The guidance counselor then works with students to identify schools that offer the accommodations needed for their learning styles.
Representatives from nearly a dozen universities in the Southeast visit Trident Academy each year and give students the opportunity to meet with them privately and ask questions.
In 2011-12, Trident Academy hosted representatives from the following universities:
- Anderson University
- North Greenville University
- Trident Technical College
- The Citadel
- Limestone College
- Greensboro College
- Lynn University
- Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD)
- The Art Institute
- Wingate University
Trident Academy students also met with representatives of dozens of colleges in the Southeast when they attended a college fair hosted by CACRAO (Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) in September 2011.
Seniors are given three excused college visitation days and are strongly encouraged to use them to visit the campuses that interest them. The students can also contact Trident Academy alumni who are attending those colleges for more information.
Recent Trident Academy Graduates Attend:
Anderson University
North Greenville
College of Charleston
Trident Technical College
Mitchell College
Curry College
The Citadel
London Art School
Tri-County Technical College
Limestone College
West Chester University
Converse College
Marshall University
Greensboro College
Brevard
Lynn University
Beacon College
Virginia College
West Virginia Wesleyan
Lander College
Midlands Technical College
Trident Academy also offers that Personal Assistance for College Success (PACS) program that helps students through then entire college life experience.
