The NCIA Youth in Transition School is one of 75 non-public schools in Maryland accredited by the Maryland State Department of Education to provide services by age, handicapping condition, and degree of student need. The school is a full-day special education school for students from ages 14 through 21 with autism, emotional disturbance, and/or mental retardation.

Students at the school must be referred by their local public school system and then that system and the Maryland State Department of Education must approve the funding for the student. Our students come from 6 states and more than 30 local school systems. Each state and school system has its own unique requirements and regulations that the school must meet.