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Kentucky Supported Higher Education Partnership
Kentucky Supported Higher Education Partnership In Kentucky, 19% of students with disabilities, across disability categories, enrolled in a college or university in the year following their exit from high school. For students with an intellectual disability, it was 9%. (2024 Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center) The Kentucky Supported Higher Education Partnership (KSHEP) is a network…
2025 Kentucky Supported Higher Education Partnership Annual Report
Overall, the CTP program continues to make significant strides. By building on its successes, particularly in outreach, partnerships, and student engagement, it is well-positioned to grow, strengthen sustainability, and create even greater opportunities for students in the years ahead.
CCS Student Spotlight: Xin Ni
CCS Student Spotlight: Xin Ni The College and Career Studies (CCS) program would like to spotlight Xin Ni this month. Xin is in her second year in the CCS program. Xin’s main passion is drawing comics. She creates her own comic called DinoFriends, which she posts regularly on Instagram. With this comic, she has made…
College and Career Studies @ UKY
College and Career Studies @ UKY https://youtube.com/shorts/F2SO_rp46Ko?si=vsnEGkDNGTZ1MjFT
About KSHEP
The Kentucky Supported Higher Education Partnership (KSHEP) is a network of Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) across the state offering higher education programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) programs.
CTPs support students with intellectual disabilities (ID) who want to continue academic or career and technical instruction at an IHE in order to better prepare for competitive integrated employment and independent living.
About the KSHEP-TAC
KSHEP-TAC refers to the statewide technical assistance center for supported higher education in Kentucky. KSHEP-TAC is a project of the Human Development Institute (HDI) at the University of Kentucky (UK). In that role, HDI provides technical assistance and support to colleges and universities that have established, or may be interested in establishing higher education programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) programs.
Students with intellectual disabilities (ID) are significantly underrepresented in higher education.
In Kentucky, only 19% of students with disabilities (across disability categories) were enrolled at a college or university in the year following their exit from high school.
Only 9% of students with ID were enrolled at a college or university in the year following their exit from high school.
Kentucky Post-School Outcomes Center (KYPSO), Youth-One-Year-Out (YOYO), 2024