Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Ivy Tech Community College
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Motto Changing Lives, Making Indiana Great [1]
Established 1963
Type Public
President Thomas J. Snyder [2]
Provost Mary Ostrye
Undergraduates 119,773[1]
Location Multiple locations, Indiana, USA United States
Campus 14 regions that include 30 campuses
Website ivytech.edu

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (usually shortened to Ivy Tech or Ivy Tech Community College) is Indiana's community college system, encompassing 30 campuses in 14 regions.[2] The community college system now has more than 174,000 students.[3] In 2008, Ivy Tech became "the state’s largest public-college system, surpassing Indiana University in enrollment."[4]

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History [edit]

Ivy Tech was founded in 1963, as Indiana Vocational Technical College, to provide technical and vocational education for various industries and was rechartered as a system of vocational technical schools in 2005. The name "Ivy Tech" derives from an initialism (I.V. Tech) of the school's original name. The name was officially changed to Ivy Tech State College in 1995. In 1999, Ivy Tech entered into a partnership with Vincennes University to form the Community College of Indiana. The partnership ended in 2005 and Ivy Tech was rechartered as a system of community colleges, and renamed Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.

Ivy Tech has many affiliations with two- and four-year colleges around the state but is no longer associated with Vincennes University.

Academics [edit]

Ivy Tech is a full-service community college, offering nearly 200 academic programs[5] for career development certificates, technical certificates, and associate degrees.

Campuses [edit]

Ivy Tech Community College is in 14 regions with campuses in 31 cities:

In addition to the campuses, Ivy Tech offers classes in 75 locations.[6]

Student life [edit]

Although Ivy Tech does not have on-site dorm room facilities, with the exception of Bloomington campus which has student housing, and may be viewed as a commuter school, there are activities on campus for student participation and an opportunity to communicate and meet with students who share similar interests.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Ivy Tech breaks enrollment record". http://www.bizjournals.com. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
  2. ^ "Campuses". http://www.ivytech.edu/campuses/. 
  3. ^ "Ivy Tech Community College Institutional Progress Report 2010-11". http://www.in.gov/che. Retrieved 2009-11-12. 
  4. ^ Ivy Tech grows to biggest state college | The Journal Gazette | Fort Wayne, IN
  5. ^ "Member Spotlight: Ivy Tech Community College". http://www.league.org. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  6. ^ "Classes Close to Home". http://ivytech.edu. Retrieved 2009-07-25. 

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