Ivy Tech’s Corporate College picks up steam
The community college’s subsidiary has served 750 companies so far this year and thinks it can double or triple that total in five years.
Ivy Tech Community College
Articles
Record number to graduate from Ivy Tech colleges
More than 20,000 credentials will be awarded to students at 14 Indiana sites this week and next. It's the first time the number of graduates passed the 20,000 mark.
Ivy Tech moves Franklin campus to central region
The shift follows several Ivy Tech consolidations, including those of the Columbus and southeast regions and of the Bloomington and Evansville regions.
Ivy Tech seeking millions to churn out more degrees
State leaders want twice as many Hoosiers earning post-high-school credentials by 2025 as there are today. And the only realistic way for the state to get there is for Indianapolis-based Ivy Tech to double its enrollment and double its graduation rates.
Study: College-completion rates poor in Indiana
Indiana University in Bloomington is at the top of overall completion rates at about 83 percent. Ivy Tech Community College is at the bottom with about 28 percent.
Ivy Tech merges two more regions in cost-cutting move
Ivy Tech Community College has merged its Bloomington and Southwest regions in its fourth such consolidation in 10 months in an effort to close a $68 million deficit.
Ivy Tech plans to consolidate chancellor ranks
Ivy Tech Community College announced significant regional changes Tuesday, marking the largest structural reorganizing in the school’s 50 year history.
Ivy Tech to debut new academic model in 2014
Ivy Tech Community College is moving to an automated system to advise students about what classes they need each semester and eliminating their ability to enroll as “undecided.”
Evansville suburb making pitch for IU medical center
A proposal calls for a medical education center that’s being developed by IU, the University of Evansville, the University of Southern Indiana and Ivy Tech Community College.
Ivy Tech trustee resigns over raunchy emails
V. Bruce Walkup resigned Monday night, saying he didn’t want his “actions to overshadow the tremendous work of the faculty, staff and students at Ivy Tech.”
Hamilton County tackling $47M wish list, more to come
Hamilton County is poised to pay off decades-old debt tied to a jail expansion and judicial center construction, but it has more than $50 million in projects waiting in the wings.
Federal health overhaul pinches Ivy Tech’s part-time faculty
The community college is cutting hours for part-time professors in response to the health care reform law, which requires employers to provide coverage to part-time employees who work 30 hours a week or more.
Budget panel approves $63M for Ivy Tech projects
The panel signed off Wednesday on $20 million each for the college's Anderson and Bloomington campuses and $23 million for an expansion of its Indianapolis location.
Ivy Tech system high in grads, low in graduation rates
Ivy Tech Community College ranks first among two-year educational institutions nationwide for the number of associate degrees it awards. But just 4 percent of students graduate within two years and only 23 percent earn diplomas in six years.
Ivy Tech increases tuition more than 8 percent
The trustees of financially strapped Ivy Tech Community College have approved raising tuition by $5 per credit hour each semester for the next two years amid efforts to close a $68 million budget shortfall.
Ivy Tech sticking with Noblesville despite possible cutbacks
Lawmakers included $12 million in the state budget for renovations to the building that will house a new Ivy Tech campus in Noblesville—saving the site as the school considers closing some locations.
Deficit threatens one-fourth of Ivy Tech’s sites
Mounting budget woes and the need to deal with a $68 million deficit could force Ivy Tech Community College to close up to a quarter of its school sites around Indiana, school officials said.
Local enrollment for culinary schools rising
The surprising growth corresponds with the recent expansion of the Indiana Convention Center, and an explosion in the popularity of The Food Network and chef-centric programming. But don’t expect to make a mint.
Pay rises faster at Indiana public universities than national peers
The campus with the highest-paid faculty was Purdue at West Lafayette, where the average salary was $101,000, followed closely by IU-Bloomington, where salaries averaged $98,400.
Ivy Tech eyes regional campus in Noblesville
Noblesville voters weigh in next month on a $28 million school referendum that would fund building renovations intended to accommodate a growing student body—and clear the way for Ivy Tech Community College to establish a regional campus in the Hamilton County seat.