208 Colchester Avenue
Third Floor Mann Hall
Burlington, VT 5405
Program Contact | Bryan Dague |
Program Contact Email | Bryan.Dague@uvm.edu |
Phone | 8026561345 |
Website | Program website |
link to program Facebook page |
Think College at the University of Vermont is an innovative, inclusive, academic, social, and vocational program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities seeking a college experience and career path. Think College incorporates student-centered planning, academic advising, and peer mentors for an inclusive, supportive college experience. Think College is a 2 to 3-year, certificate program through the University of Vermont Professional and Continuing and Education Department and the Center on Disability and Community Inclusion within the College of Education & Social Services. Think College is a tuition and fee-based program based on eligibility criteria and offered within the bounds of reasonable accommodation at the university.
Program information submitted: January 23, 2023
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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: | 14 |
Requirements | |
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Program serves students who have left high school? | Some of our students have left high school |
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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Program length: |
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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: | 100.00% |
Cost | |
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Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $4500.00 |
Average out-of-state tuition, current year: | $9000.00 |
Program fees: | $18000.00 |
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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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: | |
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | 100% |
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 College Studies |
Is the credential approved by the college/university? | Yes, this credential has been through a formal approval process at the IHE |
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: | 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: | No |
Housing options available: |
Extracurricular | |
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Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
Percentage of social time spent in inclusive activities (open to all students on campus): | 100% |
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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