Disney Theme Parks and Resorts College Program: Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California
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Our education program is designed to give participants a comprehensive experiential-learning opportunity that will provide them an unparalleled enhancement to their academic and professional career. Participants in the Disney College Program will have a custom-designed curriculum called the Individualized Learning Plan. This plan will help shape their Disney College Program experience into an opportunity that specifically suits your student's needs and interests.

Building this custom curriculum is what makes the Disney College Program more than just a work opportunity. While on the Disney College Program, participants can choose from multiple educational opportunities to incorporate into their Individualized Learning Plan that have been designed specifically for them.

As part of their Individualized Learning Plan, participants may elect to take Disney Education Courses recommended for credit by the American Council on Education. Each of the Disney College Program courses is focused around an area of Disneyland® expertise and contains levels of academic rigor not uncommon to the classes you take at your own college or university. Participants will have required textbooks to read, papers to write and special projects to complete. The difference is that participants will be able to apply this knowledge immediately at their work location.

Available to you on this Web site are the course descriptions and syllabi; so you may discuss the possibility of awarding credit for their participation in the Disney College Program with your students.

There are many other ways to learn at the Disneyland® Resort. One of these opportunities is the Leadership Speaker Series. This series is a student's inside track to network with Disney leaders from various areas of the Disneyland Resort and gain valuable insight and advice about career management, Disney Heritage and Traditions, and setting professional goals.

Our Professional Development Study, "The Business of Show Business", is another educational opportunity that participants may incorporate into their Individualized Learning Plan. In this eight-week course, participants will have the opportunity to explore how specific organizational units are managed and "world-class" Guest service provides magical memories.

Participants may also utilize resources in one of three Disney Learning Centers including using books, videos and computer-led learning activites to enhance their Individualized Learning Plan.

There are so many possibilities, and depending on the educational track participants choose to build for their Individualized Learning Plan, they will be eligible to earn a Ducktorate degree for the educational component of their Disney College Program internship.

Ducktorate Degree
Disney College Program Cast Members will earn a Ducktorate Degree by successfully completing 50 hours of course work in their Individualized Learning Plan.

Service and community are cornerstones of the Disney philosophy, and as a part of the Disney College Program internship, participants will have the opportunity to work with the Disney VoluntEARS team and their program peers to elect a service project to sponsor. Work on this service project may be elected for credit toward earning their Ducktorate Degree.

Who Teaches the Disney College Program Education Curriculum?

Disney College Program Education instructors are Cast Members who are industry and content-area experts with years of practical experience in their field. All of our instructors hold one or more advanced degrees. Feedback from the participants about our instructors is extremely positive, with survey data indicating that subject-matter knowledge among the faculty is outstanding. Similar to faculty on a college campus, our instructors are expected to stay current in their field, engage in continuing education and be involved in Cast Member activities.

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