If you have an intellectual disability, you may receive funding from the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and Federal Work-Study programs if you
- are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary (CTP) program for students with intellectual disabilities at an institution of higher education (a college or career school) that participates in the federal student aid programs;
- are maintaining satisfactory academic progress; and
- meet the basic federal student aid eligibility requirements, except that you are not required to have a high school diploma or GED and are not required to be pursuing a degree or certificate.
A CTP program for students with intellectual disabilities means a degree, certificate, or nondegree program that
- is offered by a college or career school and approved by the U.S. Department of Education;
- is designed to support students with intellectual disabilities who want to continue academic, career, and independent living instruction to prepare for gainful employment;
- offers academic advising and a structured curriculum; and
- requires students with intellectual disabilities to participate, for at least half of the program, in
- regular enrollment in credit-bearing courses with nondisabled students,
- auditing or participating (with nondisabled students) in courses for which the student does not receive regular academic credit,
- enrollment in noncredit-bearing, nondegree courses with nondisabled students, or
- internships or work-based training with nondisabled individuals.
CTP Programs Approved to Participate in the Federal Student Aid Programs* |
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SCHOOL |
LOCATION |
California State University |
Fresno, California |
Taft College |
Taft, California |
Southeastern University |
Lakeland, Florida |
Elmhurst College |
Elmhurst, Illinois |
Heartland Community College |
Normal, Illinois |
The College of New Jersey |
Ewing, New Jersey |
New York Institute of Technology |
Old Westbury, New York |
Western Carolina University |
Cullowhee, North Carolina |
Kent State University |
Kent, Ohio |
College of Charleston |
Charleston, South Carolina |
Clemson University |
Clemson, South Carolina |
University of South Carolina |
Columbia, South Carolina |
Coastal Carolina University |
Conway, South Carolina |
George Mason University |
Fairfax, Virginia |
*As of July 1, 2012
If you have questions about your eligibility, contact the financial aid office at your college or career school.