LD/ASD College-Level Support Programs

Navigating the College Search Process for Students Who Learn Differently

BHHS March 2024

This presentation delivers a comprehensive look at the college application process specific to Learning Disability support.

LD/ASD Support Programs

The following list is not comprehensive, but instead reflects colleges where Byram Hills students with learning differences and ASD have historically found success.  

Alabama

 Auburn University 

University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) (ASD program UA-ACTS )

University of Alabama at Huntsville 

Arizona

Arizona State University 

University of Arizona (SALT)  

Colorado

Regis College 

University of Colorado - Boulder 

University of Colorado - Colorado Springs 

University of Denver (Learning Effectiveness Program/ASD)

Connecticut

Fairfield University 

Mitchell College 

Quinnipiac University 

University of Connecticut 

University of Hartford 

University of New Haven (More than Access Support Program/ASD) 

Western Connecticut State University 

Delaware

University of Delaware (Sprectrum Scholars ASD Program) 

District of Columbia

American University (additional LSP program exclusively for students with dyslexia)

George Washington University 

Florida

Beacon College (Dedicated to students with learning disabilities)

Florida Atlantic University 

Florida State University 

Lynn University 

University of West Florida (ASD program ARGOS)

Illinois

Aurora University  (ASD program PATHWAYS)

Indiana University

Indiana University - Bloomington 

Iowa

University of Iowa

Kansas

Kansas State University 

University of Kansas  

Maryland

McDaniel College 

Towson University 

University of Maryland 

Massachusetts

Boston University (ASD support is offered through the  SES program)

Clark University 

Curry College 

Dean College 

Emerson College

Endicott College 

Lesley University

Merrimack College 

Northeastern University 

Springfield College 

Stonehill College 

University of Massachusetts - Amherst 

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Western New England College 

Wheaton College 

Michigan

Michigan State University 

New Hampshire

Colby Sawyer College 

New Jersey

Fairleigh Dickinson University (ASD program COMPASS )

Monmouth University 

Rider University 

Rutgers University (ASD program College Support Program)

New York

Adelphi University  (ASD support program BRIDGES )

University at Albany (SUNY) 

Alfred State College of Technology (SUNY)

University at Buffalo (SUNY) 

Daemen College (Strong ASD program CATS )

Hartwick College  

Hofstra University (PALS) 

Iona College (CAP) 

Ithaca College 

Manhattanville College 

Marist College

New Paltz (SUNY) ASD Compass Program  

Pace University (ASD support program OASIS )

Purchase College (SUNY) (ASD support program Cornerstone Program )

Rochester Institute of Technology (ASD support program Spectrum Support Program  & Disability Leadership & Scholarship Program )

St. Thomas Aquinas College

Syracuse University 

North Carolina

High Point University 

University of North Carolina - Wilmington 

University of North Carolina - Charlotte 

Ohio

Miami University of Ohio 

Ohio University 

Pennsylvania

Dickinson College 

Drexel University (Strong ASD program DASP )

Penn State 

St. Joseph's College (ASD program ASPIRE 

University of Pittsburgh 

Rhode Island

Bryant University 

University of Rhode Island 

South Carolina

Coastal Carolina University 

Vermont

Champlain College 

Landmark College (Strong ASD support program through Social Pragmatic Support Services )

University of Vermont 

Virginia

George Mason University (ASD program MASI )

James Madison University 

Old Dominion University 

West Virginia

Marshall University  (Strong ASD support program)

West Virginia University 

Wisconsin

Marquette University