STRIVE - Selected Training Received in Vocational Education

​​​​​​​​​​​What is STRIVE?

• STRIVE is a support program on the Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny campus for students in special education ​​​​requiring transition assistance from high school to a vocational program at DMACC.
• Vocational training is provided through regular DMACC vocational courses with resource support from STRIVE staff.
• STRIVE has served area students since 1981 in vocational/technical training.
• The STRIVE staff includes certified special education personnel.
• STRIVE’s ultimate goal is for students to develop the skills needed to gain employment in the career field for which they are being trained.

Who is Eligible for STRIVE?

• Students must be receiving special education services and have a current IEP.
• Students must have completed their high school requirements but have a continued need for specially designed instruction to meet their postsecondary goal for learning and/or working​.
• Students must be referred by their local high school IEP staffing teams prior to mid-March of their senior year.
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What Can STRIVE Provide?

• Resource assistance
• Tutoring, study skills assistance
• Accommodations
• Advising
• Progress monitoring with instructors
• Campus services information​