Massachusetts Inclusive Higher Education at Cape Cod Community College, known as MAIHE, is an ongoing opportunity established through legislation that allows students with significant intellectual/developmental disabilities and/or autism to attend college. Cape Cod Community College has been 1 of 13 state colleges and universities to pioneer fully inclusive postsecondary education for these young adults, regardless of attaining their diploma. MAIHE students are:
- Concurrently enrolled high school students (aged 18–22) receiving extended special education transition services through their school districts
Or - Students over age 22, no longer receiving transition services, who have not received a diploma, and who would benefit from continued support attaining post-secondary education and vocational goals.
Students build their independence as they meet transition goals in a socially valued setting. They learn alongside their age-appropriate non-disabled peers, achieving academic goals in a fully inclusive community. Students learn to balance coursework, along with college life, preparing them for community-based internships and employment, and their greatest level of independent living. MAIHE students develop a career plan based on their personal goals, interests and vocational assessments.
Please visit MAIHE for more information about this program.