Elevate

Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Program

Set to launch in Spring 2025, Elevate is an Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Program (IPSE) that will provide a person-centered campus experience for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) opportunities to ‘think and do’ in order to enrich academic knowledge, transform career and occupational skills, and advance personal and social development.

General Info

Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Program (IPSE)
4-year non-degree program for students with IDD
Scholarships offered to supplement tuition
Will foster self-determination, dignity of experience, and supported decision-making

For more information about IPSE Programs, visit https://thinkcollege.net/

Eligibility Criteria

Be a legal resident of the state of North Carolina
Be at least 18 years of age at the time of admission
Currently or have been eligible for Special Education services and entitled to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) through an Individualized Education Program (IEP) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
Must be identified with an Intellectual Disability

Admissions Information

Interested students who meet the stated eligibility criteria must submit an online application
Based on review of the application and additional submitted materials, a select number of applicants will be invited for an on campus interview
All eligible applicants who have completed the entire admissions process will be discussed by an admissions committee who will have the final decision in recommending the names of the students to be admitted into the program.

Six students will be admitted in Spring 2025. The program will launch as a commuter only program. Residential options will be available in Fall 2025.

In addition to the online application, applicants will need to upload additional documents including:

Proof of an intellectual disability
High school transcript(s)
Two recommendations
Parent/guardian questionnaire
Student questionnaire

Application Opens: Aug. 20, 2024
Application Deadline: Oct. 1, 2024
Required Documents Submission Deadline: Oct. 15, 2024
Interviews: Late October-Early November
Send decisions: Rolling beginning Nov. 15, 2024

Pillars of Success

Academics

Employment

Independent Living

Social Engagement

Personal Development

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Beth Feuer will join the NC State College of Education during the 2024-2025 academic year as an assistant teaching professor of special education, a role through which she will support NC State’s new Inclusive Post-secondary Education Program (IPSE) called Empowering Learning Experiences which Value Advocacy, Transition, and Employment, or ELEVATE.

Meet Elevate Program Director Tamira White: ‘Elevate Is Going To Be a Transformational Experience’

Tamira White joined the NC State College of Education this past spring as the program director for Elevate, NC State’s new inclusive post-secondary education program. She talks about this new program and her background in the field.

Elevate, NC State’s Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Program, Now Accepting Applications

Elevate, NC State’s new inclusive post-secondary education program, has begun accepting applications for its first class or students, who will enroll in spring 2025.

Through Elevate, we’ll expand our service to a new group of students and families and create additional pathways for them to earn their academic credentials, develop skills and gain experiences that will prepare them for lifelong success.
Paola Sztajn and Doneka Scott
Educational Opportunities Program
Planning Committee Co-chairs

Program Faculty/Staff

Tamira White, PhD, Program Manager

Kimmy Johnson, M.Ed., Program Assistant

Beth Feuer, PhD, Assistant Teaching Professor