Built Specifically for Emerging Adulthood
College Connect was created to serve a population that often falls between systems young adults navigating life after high school. While most support programs are designed for children and simply stretch their services upward, we did the opposite. We built our entire model around the needs of emerging adults, because the challenges of this stage are fundamentally different. Young adults don’t need to be “fixed.” They need structure, skills, and support that help them grow into who they’re becoming.
Our Mission
To empower young adults with developmental disabilities to build practical skills, confidence, and self-direction while discovering their strengths and expanding their potential in college, work, and community life.
Why We Exist
Many students leave K–12 systems with accommodations but without the executive functioning, self-management, and independence skills required in college and adult settings.
The shift can be overwhelming for students and families.
College Connect bridges this gap with structured, real-world coaching that helps young adults:
• Strengthen executive functioning
• Build confidence through skill mastery
• Navigate college and employment systems
• Develop independence gradually and sustainably
• Expand what they believe is possible for their future
Our Philosophy
We believe growth happens through practice, not lectures.
Independence develops gradually, with the right balance of structure and support.
Our approach is grounded in:
• Evidence-informed strategies
• Warm, motivating relationships
• High expectations paired with high support
• A belief in each young adult’s potential
We are professional but never cold.
Structured but never rigid.
Supportive but always focused on long-term independence.
Our Team
College Connect brings together professionals from multiple disciplines because adult success is multifaceted.
Our team includes backgrounds in:
• Educational Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Educational Counseling
• Behavioral Intervention
• Executive Function Coaching
• College and Career Support
This interdisciplinary foundation allows us to address academic, emotional, behavioral, social, and vocational development in a coordinated, intentional way.
Just as important as expertise is connection.
Our team is chosen not only for their training, but for their ability to motivate, guide, and inspire emerging adults through real-life challenges.
How We Work
We are high-touch, structured, and action-oriented.
Think of us less like a tutoring service and more like personal trainers for life skills.
Our coaching model includes:
• Frequent touchpoints
• Goal-driven planning
• Real-world practice
• Accountability and follow-through
• Ongoing feedback and progress monitoring
We don’t do the work for students — we help them learn how to do it themselves.
Our Commitment to Families
Families often come to us feeling uncertain about the transition to adulthood.
We work to reduce that uncertainty by providing:
• Clear plans
• Regular communication
• Measurable progress
• A path toward increasing independence
Our goal is not lifelong dependence on services.
Our goal is increasing independence over time.
Our Origin Story
College Connect was developed after years of working with students across educational and clinical settings and recognizing a consistent gap in support during the transition to adulthood.
An educational psychologist saw how students often left high school with accommodations but without the executive functioning and self-management skills needed for adult life.
A clinical psychologist working in collegiate mental health saw the downstream effects — capable students feeling overwhelmed once structured supports were removed.
Together, they built a program that blends structure, coaching, and real-world skill development with a belief in each young adult’s potential.