Our goal in transition planning is to graduate students to meaningful, sustainable lives with the greatest independence possible. Depending on the student that life can include anything from attending a 4-year university to job training or living in a group home setting. Students and parents should begin talking about the life they are aiming towards and begin working toward those goals now.
Post-Secondary Resources
- Texas Transition and Employment Guide – English | Texas Transition and Employment Guide – Spanish
- Making a Transition to College
- College Services for Students with Disabilities vs. Public School Services
- Reasonable College Accommodations
- Nine Ways to Improve College Transition Planning
- Skills Needed to Live in a Dorm
- Agencies, Supports, and Post-Secondary Options Brochure
- Choices – Colleges & Universities in the U.S. with programs for students with disabilities and 504 plans
List of Colleges & Universities from Choices
- Adrian College
- Alma College
- Arizona, University of
- Aurora University
- Ball State University
- Beacon College
- Bethesda College at Concordia University / Ablelight College, Wisconsin
- Bowling Green State University
- Bradley University
- Brehm, The Options Program
- Calvin College
- Career Skills Institute Program at Harper College
- Carthage College
- Chapel Haven
- Cincinnati, University of
- College Internship Program
- College of Lake County
- College Living Experience
- College of Mount St. Joseph
- Colorado-Boulder, University of
- Colorado State University
- Columbia College of Chicago
- Curry College
- Dayton, University of
- Dean College
- DePaul University
- Denver, University of
- Eastern Illinois University
- Eastern Michigan University
- Edgewood College
- Elmhurst College
- Ferris State University
- Harper College
- Horizons School
- Illinois at Chicago, University of
- Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Illinois at Springfield, University of
- Illinois State University
- Indianapolis, University of
- Iowa, University of
- Judson University
- Kentucky, University of
- Kenyon College
- Kirkwood Community College
- Lakeland College
- Landmark College
- LIFE Program at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- Lincoln College
- Loras College
- Lynn University
- Madison College/Madison Area Technical College
- Mansfield Hall
- Marquette University
- Mercyhurst College
- Michigan State University
- Middlebridge School
- Midwest Alliance, University of Illinois
- Minnesota, University of
- Minnesota Independence College and Community
- Minnesota Life College
- Missouri, University of
- Missouri-St. Louis, University of
- Mitchell College
- Montana, University of
- Mount St. Joseph, College of
- Muskingum University
- North Carolina State University
- North Central College
- Northern Michigan University
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Northern Illinois University
- Northern Iowa, University of
- Northwestern University
- Notre Dame College
- Oakton Community College
- Ohio University
- Ohio Wesleyan University
- Oklahoma State University
- Options for College Success
- Options Transitions to Independence
- Ozarks, University of the
- P.A.C.E. at National Louis University
- Purdue University
- REACH, University of Iowa
- Robert Morris College
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Roger Williams University
- Roosevelt University
- Seton Hall University
- Shepherds College
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
- St. Ambrose University
- St. Joseph’s College
- St. Louis Life
- St. Norbert’s College
- Trinity International University
- Vincennes University, STEP
- Virginia, University of
- Vocational Independence Program
- Waldorf College
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Western Illinois University
- Westwood College
- Wisconsin-Madison, University of
- Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of
- Wisconsin-Oshkosh, University of
- Wisconsin-Whitewater, University of
- Xavier University
Texas Colleges and Post-Secondary Opportunities
Think College
Think College is a national organization dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving inclusive higher education options for people with intellectual disability. With a commitment to equity and excellence, Think College supports evidence-based and student-centered research and practice by generating and sharing knowledge, guiding institutional change, informing public policy, and engaging with students, professionals and families.
- Presentation
- Fact Sheet
- Think College has information on the following programs and more:
- Austin Community College (ACC) – STEPS
- Texas A&M – Aggie ACHIEVE
- Texas A&M – PATHS
- University of Texas – E4Texas
- Houston Community College – VAST Academy
Other Post-Secondary College Opportunities
- University of Texas – Longhorn TIES
- Texas Tech University – CASE
- Student Disability Services
- CASE: Assists students with Autism and other developmental disabilities to navigate college and empower them to reach their postsecondary academic goals and to find competitive employment after graduation.
- CASE Handout
- Texas State Technical College – Disability Services
- nonPareil Institute: The program focuses on growing skills that enable students with autism to work on teams, thrive in a professional environment, build really cool technology, all while finding their passion and reaching their goals