STRIVE Academy
Des Moines Area Community College
STRIVE Academy
2006 S. Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023
2006 S. Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Program Contact | Karey Palmer |
Program Contact Email | kjpalmer2@dmacc.edu |
Phone | 515-964-6689 |
Website | Program website |
Through STRIVE Academy -- an educational program offered through DMACC in partnership with school districts, parents, and students, students ages 18-21 with transitional needs and an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) learn to live as independently as possible. In Central Iowa, STRIVE Academy is the only educational program of its kind in where students live on campus and go to school. The STRIVE Academy curriculum is technology-based; we provide a computer for each student.
Program information submitted: March 24, 2021
General | |
---|---|
Public or private: | Public |
Type of school: | 2-year community college or junior college |
Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
Number of students: | 13 |
Requirements | |
---|---|
Program serves students who have left high school? | No, all of our students are still in high school |
Deadline to apply to this program: | March 1 |
Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
Criteria for admission |
|
Accepts out-of-state students? | No |
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
|
Planned program length | 2 years |
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
---|---|
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 100.00% |
Cost | |
---|---|
Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
|
Academic | |
---|---|
Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Students do not take typical college courses |
Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
Is the credential approved by the college/university? | Awarded by program, not officially recognized by the IHE |
Employment | |
---|---|
Other career development activities are: |
|
Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? | Yes |
Housing | |
---|---|
Housing is provided to students: | Yes |
Housing options available: |
|
Extracurricular | |
---|---|
Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |