Admissions FAQs

The Discover Program is a year-round comprehensive post-secondary residential and community-based training program. The program is designed to provide students with a unique college-like experience within a dormitory setting.

The Discover dormitory is located in Westbrook, CT about 2 hours from major metropolitan areas. Westbrook is a small tight-knit community along the beautiful shoreline of Connecticut.

The core curriculum is individualized for each student and focuses on personal development in four core functional skill areas: Life Skills, Cognitive and Social Development, Community Involvement and Vocational Training. This is achieved through a student’s full immersion in our experiential, hands-on learning model in the dormitory, across our campuses and in the community. Vista's educational model combines experiential learning with a counseling-based service delivery plan that fades reinforcements over time.

We schedule tours Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. We encourage prospective students and members to schedule their tour at least two weeks prior to the intended date.

Vista welcomes families and professionals to visit our campuses and learn more about our programs and services. 

We encourage families to bring their potential applicant on the tour so that we can get to know them better. The tour typically lasts between one and three hours, depending on the program of interest.

No, the majority of new students join Vista programs as young adults between the ages of 18-25 with a variety of diagnoses and varying abilities from high school, other programs, or the family home. Diversity is a core philosophy at Vista; we therefore take a wholistic approach when assessing an individual’s ability to be successful in our programs.