451 E 400 N
PO Box 871
Price, UT 84501
Program Contact | Dr. Liz Dimond |
Program Contact Email | elizabeth.dimond@usu.edu |
Phone | 435-225-2261 |
Website | Program website |
link to program Facebook page |
Aggies Elevated at Utah State University is Utah's original college program for students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). Located at the USU main campus in Logan and the USU Eastern campus in Price.
Aggies Elevated empowers college-age students with I/DD to develop the capabilities necessary for competitive integrated employment, full community inclusion, and independent living to their highest ability. Students engage in a collaborative person-centered planning process focused on their strengths, interests, support needs, vocational goals, and life skills.
Our fully inclusive college program provides access to the same opportunities for academic exploration, growth and maturity, and increased social networks that all other college students experience in post-secondary education. Aggies Elevated students continue to demonstrate improved outcomes in several areas of adulthood including independent living, competitive employment, and social integration.
Program information submitted: January 10, 2024
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Public or private: | Public |
Type of school: | 4-year college or university |
Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
Number of students: | 8 |
Requirements | |
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Program serves students who have left high school? | Yes, all of our students have left high school |
Regular high school diploma required? | No, an IEP/non-standard diploma/certificate of attendance is accepted |
Deadline to apply to this program: | Jan 31st |
Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
Criteria for admission |
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Accepts out-of-state students? | Yes |
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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Planned program length |
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Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: | 35.00% |
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 100.00% |
Cost | |
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Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $4700.00 |
Average out-of-state tuition, current year: | $12500.00 |
Room and board: | $2080.00 |
Program fees: | $4000.00 |
Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | Yes |
Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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Scholarships available: | Beginning in Fall 2024 all NEW incoming students will receive a $2000 scholarship (paid out $100 per semester) from our Director of Students. This is to be applied to their housing/meal plan balances. There are also several program specific and university scholarships that Aggies Elevated students can apply for. |
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Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical college courses for credit |
More about course access: | Our program has a few program specific courses that target gap areas for our students. These courses are taken mostly in the 1st year of the program and one is designed for their last semester to help them launch into adulthood and make plans for their independent living goals. The rest of the courses are fully inclusive and students work with their academic advisors to select the courses that best match their career and education goals. |
Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
Information on special classes: | Our specialized courses include: Self-Determination, Career Exploration I & II, Healthy Relationships, Intro to College Reading and Writing, Internship, Social Skills, and Navigating Adulthood. |
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | 50-74% |
Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? | Yes |
Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Certificate of Completion in Integrated College and Community Studies |
Is the credential approved by the college/university? | Yes, this credential has been through a formal approval process at the IHE |
Other than the credential listed above, can students earn any other credentials that are available to all students? | Any other degree or certificate offered at the university that they meet requirements for. We have hundreds of options. We use our program specific courses to help build skills and then many students continue on after they graduate to do school without program supports. Some choose to stay a 3rd... |
Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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Employment | |
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Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 50% |
Other career development activities are: |
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Additional information about career development and work experience: | We have had no graduates yet so the next question is not applicable. |
Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? | Yes |
Housing | |
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Housing is provided to students: | Yes |
Housing options available: |
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Extracurricular | |
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Percentage of social time spent in inclusive activities (open to all students on campus): | 75-99% |
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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Students participate in these campus-wide events: |
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