College Programs for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Scholarship Opportunities
Too often students with intellectual and developmental disabilities aren't encouraged to consider college for their future. The Arc of New Jersey Family Institute wants to change that. With the right services and supports in place, many young adults can successfully attend college and graduate with a degree. Below are several college programs in New Jersey and Scholarship Opportunities that are specifically for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Scholarship Opportunities
- Scholarships for individuals with autism
- 2020 Organization for Autism Research Scholarship Programs (Deadline: May 4, 2020)
- 2020 Alliance Connections to the Future Scholarship - $1,000 for a graduating public school senior with disabilities from Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Morris, Somerset, Union, Warren or Sussex County. (Deadline February 26, 2020)
- 2020 Alliance Joe Gorga Transition to Adult Life Scholarship - $500 to $1,000 for a graduating Alliance member school senior. (Deadline February 26, 2020)
Bergen Community College - Turning Point Program
Brookdale Community College - Keep Achieving (Kach) at Brookdale
Camden County College - Garden State Pathways
The College of New Jersey - Career and Community Studies
Mercer County Community College - DREAM program
Rowan/Gloucester County College - Adult Center for Transition
Raritan Valley Community College - The Achievement Center
County College of Morris (Disability Services)
Fairleigh Dickinson university- Compass Program
Georgian Court University- Transition and Career University
KEAN University- College Steps
Ramapo College- Enhance Program
Rutgers University -The College Support Program
Sussex County Community College- LACE program
