The Vocational Independence Program (VIP) at
New York Institute of Technology
The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT or New York Tech) is a private research university founded in 1955. It has two main campuses in New York—one in Old Westbury, on Long Island, and one in Manhattan. Additionally, it has a cybersecu ...
[Vocational Independence Program - Visit Reports]
. Accessed December 10, 2012. was one of only 10
postsecondary schools in the
United States that is known by the U.S. Department of Education as a Comprehensive Transition and
Postsecondary (CTP) program for students with an
intellectual disability. The VIP program originally offered a summer program called the Introduction to Independence (I To I)
[Vocational Independence Program , NYIT]
. Accessed December 10, 2012. which qualified VIP as an interconnected program
aimed at people ages 16–22 with special needs and focused on
job training
Vocational education is education that prepares people to work as a technician or to take up employment in a skilled craft or trade as a tradesperson or artisan. Vocational Education can also be seen as that type of education given to an ind ...
and independent living skills. There was a 4th year option at VIP.
[The Vocational Independence Program Overview]
Accessed July 30, 2012. It was founded by the
New York Institute of Technology
The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT or New York Tech) is a private research university founded in 1955. It has two main campuses in New York—one in Old Westbury, on Long Island, and one in Manhattan. Additionally, it has a cybersecu ...
in 1987.
[
People ages 23 and up may still attend VIP.][ However, they are ineligible to attend the summer program as the Introduction to Independence is a summer work-study-recreation program for students ages 16 to 22 who have moderate to severe learning differences.][ At VIP, most students come directly from high school and most have been in special education programs.][ On June 2, 2020, NYIT announced the program would be discontinued as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.VIP is discontinued]
URL accessed July 24, 2020.
References
Special schools in New York (state)
New York Institute of Technology
Undergraduate education in the United States
Vocational education in the United States
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