Perkins/Special Populations

The Office for Disability Services provides services to the following student populations:

Individuals preparing for non-traditional training and employment

  • Non-traditional fields are "occupations or fields of work, including careers in computer science, technology and other current and emerging high skill occupations, for which individuals from one gender make up less than 25% of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work."
  • Mentoring is available for students who are majoring in non-traditional programs.

Students from economically disadvantaged families and low-income students

Youth (ages 17-24) who are in or have aged out of the foster care system

  • LSCPA’s Foster Care Liaison 
    • Yvette Carrillo: Special Populations Support Specialist / Dual Enrollment
    • Email: castroy1@lamarpa.edu
    • Phone: 409-984-6503
    • Office: Student Center, Office 424
  • Buckner (Assists adults who have aged out of foster care in locating educational opportunities, housing, employment, and life skills)
    • 675 E. Virginia St., Beaumont, TX 77705
    • Phone: (409) 833-1971
  • Foster Care Transition Toolkit (published by US Department of Education)

Homeless students

Youth (ages 17 – 24) with a parent who is on active duty in the US Armed Forces

Single Parents and Single Pregnant Women

Out-of-Workforce Individuals

English Learners

Other Resources

GetMyFuture logo in English
GetMyFuture logo in Spanish

Contact Information

For more information please contact:

disabilityservices@lamarpa.edu

or

Laurie Marcantel, M.Ed., L.P.C., A.T.S.
Office for Disability Services, Coordinator
Email: marcantella@lamarpa.edu
Phone: (409) 984-6241
Fax: (409) 984-6056