NYIT’s commitment to students with special needs led to its development of two distinct but interconnected programs.

Introduction to Independence Program (I-to-I)

Vocational Independence Program (VIP)

These programs serve a similar population at different stages of their lives.

I-to-I and VIP are located on NYIT’s Central Islip site. NYIT also has campuses in New York City and Old Westbury, N.Y., as well as online and around the world.

I-to-I and VIP occupy five buildings on the southernmost part of the Central Islip site, which is a community model that houses NYIT’s Epicurean Room restaurant, a BOCES nursing program, and Touro Law School as well as other community-oriented organizations. The site is the center of a burgeoning area that includes a federal and state court complex, a new industrial park, several new condominium developments, and a growing local business community.