About
What is CUSP?
College & University Support Programs or CUSP provides specific and individualized transition support to high school and college students.The change from high school to college is often difficult for students and families. All of the time that goes into training students to succeed in a traditional scholastic schedule fails to prepare students for higher education.
College students regularly have large gaps in their course schedules and filling this time productively can be a challenge.CUSP assists students and families with transitional and executive functioning issues associated with college life. Organizing time properly, developing effective study and communication skills, and steps to build self-advocacy takes place before the semester even begins. This gives students a “roadmap” for the coming months.
CUSP staff meets with students twice a week to help keep them on track with their college experience.Over time CUSP students are introduced effective strategies to apply for internships, research opportunities and employment. Students are poised to confidently and competitively enter the work force upon graduation.
Many CUSP students enter college nervous, young, and inexperienced. However, with individualized assistance from CUSP they graduate as focused and mature young professionals, eager to meet the needs of various employers and industry.
Locations
Albany, New York:
CUSP Educational Services’ headquarters are located in Albany New York. The capital district area of New York is home to over 25 unique colleges with over 40,000 enrolled students. CUSP has worked with students on the majority of these campuses and are connected with many of the area school’s departments and academic producers.
Utica, New York:
In the fall of 2014 we expanded to the Central New York area and have begun to offer academic coaching, transition supports and social skills groups in the greater Utica NY area. In addition to these in-person support services plans our remote support services continues to expand and includes students on the east and west coast.
Remote Services Nationwide:
Our staff has extensive online coaching experience and are able to work with students from coast to coast and throughout North America. Please see the Remote Support page for more details!
Resources & Affiliates
Albany Chapter Autism Society of America
The Autism Society of the Greater Capital Region, New York is a not-for-profit organization serving people with ASD in the Greater Capital District and their families. The ASA helps individuals and families with advocacy, trainings, parent workshops, and support groups. They have been extremely influential in the development and overall growth of CUSP Educational Services.
Less Stress College Admissions is led by Dr. Sandra Eller Ph.D. Dr. Eller is a College Admissions Consultant based in Rochester, NY, with clients throughout the northeast. For the past 8 years she has guided students toward colleges which prove to be a “best fit” to insure both their academic and social/ emotional adjustment and success.
Author, speaker, and autism advocate Jesse A. Saperstein knows a lot about living with Asperger’s. Diagnosed at the age of fourteen, Jesse has struggled, triumphed, flubbed, soared, educated and inspired. Along the road to adulthood, he has learned many lessons the hard way. Jesse is a close friend and colleague of CUSP, and his unique books have been included into the CUSP social skills curriculum.
What is CUSP?
College & University Support Programs or CUSP provides specific and individualized transition support to high school and college students.The change from high school to college is often difficult for students and families. All of the time that goes into training students to succeed in a traditional scholastic schedule fails to prepare students for higher education.
College students regularly have large gaps in their course schedules and filling this time productively can be a challenge.CUSP assists students and families with transitional and executive functioning issues associated with college life. Organizing time properly, developing effective study and communication skills, and steps to build self-advocacy takes place before the semester even begins. This gives students a “roadmap” for the coming months.
CUSP staff meets with students twice a week to help keep them on track with their college experience.Over time CUSP students are introduced effective strategies to apply for internships, research opportunities and employment. Students are poised to confidently and competitively enter the work force upon graduation.
Many CUSP students enter college nervous, young, and inexperienced. However, with individualized assistance from CUSP they graduate as focused and mature young professionals, eager to meet the needs of various employers and industry.
Locations
Albany, New York:
CUSP Educational Services’ headquarters are located in Albany New York. The capital district area of New York is home to over 25 unique colleges with over 40,000 enrolled students. CUSP has worked with students on the majority of these campuses and are connected with many of the area school’s departments and academic producers.
Utica, New York:
In the fall of 2014 we expanded to the Central New York area and have begun to offer academic coaching, transition supports and social skills groups in the greater Utica NY area. In addition to these in-person support services plans our remote support services continues to expand and includes students on the east and west coast.
Remote Services Nationwide:
Our staff has extensive online coaching experience and are able to work with students from coast to coast and throughout North America. Please see the Remote Support page for more details!
Resources & Affiliates
Albany Chapter Autism Society of America
The Autism Society of the Greater Capital Region, New York is a not-for-profit organization serving people with ASD in the Greater Capital District and their families. The ASA helps individuals and families with advocacy, trainings, parent workshops, and support groups. They have been extremely influential in the development and overall growth of CUSP Educational Services.
Less Stress College Admissions is led by Dr. Sandra Eller Ph.D. Dr. Eller is a College Admissions Consultant based in Rochester, NY, with clients throughout the northeast. For the past 8 years she has guided students toward colleges which prove to be a “best fit” to insure both their academic and social/ emotional adjustment and success.
Author, speaker, and autism advocate Jesse A. Saperstein knows a lot about living with Asperger’s. Diagnosed at the age of fourteen, Jesse has struggled, triumphed, flubbed, soared, educated and inspired. Along the road to adulthood, he has learned many lessons the hard way. Jesse is a close friend and colleague of CUSP, and his unique books have been included into the CUSP social skills curriculum.
Accreditation
CUSP Educational Services is an approved ACCES-VR vendor. For more information contact us today.
