2023 Pricing
Coming Fall 2022
$7,909 per month*
2023-24 annual tuition of $86,700 includes annual fees; tax not included.
*Third-party funding is now available for the reduced monthly cost of $3,710 for those who qualify.
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Transition Academy
Broadening life skills. Building confidence. Experiencing success.
The First Place Transition Academy, a two-year, residential life skills program with clinical services provided by Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC), is designed for adults age 18 and older with autism to help them build crucial independent living and career-readiness skills. Located at First Place–Phoenix, the Transition Academy offers the Learn4Independence® curriculum and individualized supportive services to guide participants in maximize their ability to live more independently.
Start living independently!
Cost Includes
Private Bedroom
Utilities & Appliances
College Tuition
Clinical Services
Employment Services
Program Content
Work
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Getting a job & navigating the workplace
Finances
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Money basics & personal finance
Safety
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At home & in the community
Relationships
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Friendships & family relationships
Nutrition
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Safety, meal planning & prep
Identity
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Personal & community identity
Community
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Roommates & community apartment living
Health
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Physical & mental health
Solutions
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Conflict, coping & personal management
Etiquette
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Courtesy & manners
Transportation
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Travel planning, budgeting & etiquette
Living on
My Own
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Creating a life of independence
Organization
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FAQs
During the Transition Academy’s two-year program, participants live in their own private bedroom in a four-bedroom suite on the first floor of First Place–Phoenix. The program includes our Learn4Independence® life skills curriculum with 32-semester length courses.
2023 tuition for the Transition Academy is $86,700 ($7,909/month), which includes the apartment lease, a suite of 24/7 supports and amenities, all utilities (electricity, water, cable, Wi-Fi, phone) and instruction at GateWay Community College in Phoenix, where the First Place Learn4Independence® life skills curriculum is taught. In year one, participants live at First Place–Phoenix in one of the four four-bedroom Transition Academy suites during their first year. In year two, participants relocate to a two-bedroom suite with their own private bedroom and bathroom upstairs at First Place–Phoenix as a next step toward more independent living.
The Transition Academy represents one of two residential options offered by First Place. The second option is the First Place Apartments.
A third-party payor option through AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid provider, can help offset the cost of what began as a private-pay, philanthropically funded program. SARRC is a contracted vendor with UnitedHealth Community Plan, one of Arizona’s AHCCCS providers. By fall 2021, SARRC will no longer be contracted through the Arizona Dept. of Economic Security’s Division of Developmental Disabilities.
We seek counsel from the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, staffed with BCBAs who provide clinical services for the First Place Transition Academy.
Residents may live at the First Place Apartments without being enrolled in the Transition Academy. Following the two-year Transition Academy program, graduates may also choose to remain at First Place–Phoenix and lease an apartment.