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

  • |

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

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.

  • 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 –
  • Texas Tech University – 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.
  • : 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