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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Allied Health Fields (nurse, nursing assistant, Physical Therapy assistant, etc).
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I would really not recommend nursing for someone with a "low average" IQ. The science prereqs will sink her. I've watched it sink a number of people at the local community college. A nurse has to get through Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, and Statistics or College Algebra.   [/quote]

I would not recommend nursing either. It is a very difficult program. 
Op I just wanted to leave you with a story about my best friend. She also has low average intelligence. A bit higher than your daughters but nonetheless not above average. She also has a learning disability, dyslexia, and speech impairment. She has a chronic illness as well. It had her out sick much more frequently as a young kid, but is still a factor that causes absences now as a grown adult. Education was never valued in her family, no one had ever done more than graduate high school. She knew she wanted more and wanted to overcome her disabilities. When she realized the importance of education, she became extremely focused. She knew she wanted to graduate high school and go onto college. She is also very personable and gets along well with others. So she worked hard in high school and sought every accommodation she was allotted (remember she had no family support). She went onto to college and wanted to make a difference where a difference had been made for her. She studied special education and is now a kindergarten teacher. Does she still struggle? Every day! But she learned the importance early on of using other people as support when needed and that has helped her along. She gets people to proofread her IEPs before the meetings, but is very knowledgeable when it comes to interventions and learning plans that work because she has lived it!!! She is currently working on a double masters and while it is hard, she knows what she is doing is far more than anyone expected from her and for that she has a sense of pride. She is doing something she loves and giving back to a community that gave so much to her.

My point to you is OP is maybe you can really start to have important conversation  about what your daughter is passionate about. Does she like working with the elderly, young people, babies, or even animals? Find out where her passion lies and then finding a career for her that fits that should be easy! But never ever limit your daughter because of her shortcomings. She is just as capable of attending college as your above average family, she may just need more support and that's perfectly okay! [/quote]

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