208 Colchester Avenue
Third Floor Mann Hall
Burlington, VT 5405
Program Contact | Bryan Dague |
bryan.dague@uvm.edu | |
Phone | 802-656-1345 |
Website | Program website |
link to program Facebook page |
Think College Vermont at UVM is an innovative, inclusive, academic, social, and vocational program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities seeking a college experience and career path. Participants may earn a 12 credit-hour certificate of college studies for non-matriculated students designed to include: Academic Enrichment, Socialization & Recreation, Independent Living & Self-Advocacy Skills, Integrated Work Experiences & Career Skills. Think College Vermont at UVM incorporates student-centered planning, academic advising, and peer mentors for an inclusive, supportive college experience. Think College Vermont is a two-three year non-degree certificate program through the UVM Continuing and Distance Education and the UVM Center on Disability and Community Inclusion.
Program information submitted: March 18, 2021
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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 |
Students in this program: |
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Number of students: | 9 |
Requirements | |
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Program serves students who have left high school? | Some of our students have left high school |
Deadline to apply to this program: | Rolling admission |
Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
Accepts out-of-state students?: | Yes |
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term | 75.00% |
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one | 80.00% |
Cost | |
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Average student tuition and fees for the current school year | $2080.00 |
Average out-of-state tuition, current year | $5190.00 |
Program fees: | $16000.00 |
Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | No |
Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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Scholarships available: | Students have accessed Ruby's Rainbow scholarship funds. |
Links to scholarship information: | Ruby's Rainbow |
Academic | |
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Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities) |
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Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
Are students in this program able to access support services through your IHE disability services office? | Yes |
Information on special classes: | We have been running a Friendship & Relationship course for program students. |
Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Certificate of College Studies |
Is the credential IHE-approved? | Yes, this credential has been through a formal approval process at the IHE |
Employment | |
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Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 80% |
Other career development activities are: |
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Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 80% |
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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Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |