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Stillman College, Arts n' Autism Sign Enrollment Agreement
The agreement will allow Arts N' Autism students in the LIFEE Program to pursue a degree at Stillman College.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — Stillman College on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with Tuscaloosa's Arts ‘n Autism that will now allow students in the Learning Independence for Education and Employment Program (LIFEE) to take classes at the college for academic credit and pursue any degree offered by Stillman.
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Stillman College explained that the LIFEE program — founded in 2011 — has expanded dramatically since 2018, when its students were first allowed to audit courses at the college. However, at present, LIFEE students can now also take classes for degree pathways.
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The program has also been housed on the Stillman campus for the last four years and recently relocated to Knox Hall.
“The LIFEE program does a tremendous job in helping move young adults with autism to greater independence,” Stillman College President Cynthia Warrick said. “By creating the opportunity to earn a degree at Stillman, we’re providing an important path to help LIFEE students to achieve independence and have brighter futures.”
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Stillman College says students in the LIFEE program have graduated from high school and are ready for either work or college, with the program providing vocational preparation and supervised work experience.
LIFEE Executive Director Emeritus Debbie Glass said, at present, eight of its 18 LIFEE students are taking degree-earning courses at the school and currently have an A-plus average.
What's more, she pointed out that interest in the LIFEE program has increased in recent weeks.
“We’re getting interest from students who have autism who’ve heard about (Arts ‘n Autism) and already wanted to go Stillman, and now they’re calling us about services we provide to help make that happen,” Glass said. “Just last week, we interviewed four new prospective Stillman students.”
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