From the [Nashville] Tennessean:

Vanderbilt University is planning a post-secondary program for students with developmental disabilities that is set to open its doors in 2010. The program will be the first of its kind in Tennessee.

Current plans call for an opening class of eight young adults who will take a mix of undergraduate, life-skills and technical courses, and will also participate in campus extracurricular activities with Vanderbilt undergraduates. Tuition will be about $10,000 a year, with some scholarships available.

Although the program will not provide housing initially, officials hope students eventually may be able to live on campus.

“Students coming out of Tennessee high schools who have intellectual disabilities, they like to have options and they like options their peers have,” said Wanda Willis, executive director of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities. “That happens to include some form of continuing education …”

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