Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

Ivy Tech Community College
Motto Changing Lives [1]
Established 1963
Type Public
President Thomas J. Snyder
Provost Dr. Donald S. Doucette
Undergraduates 119,773[1]
Location Multiple locations, Indiana, USA
Campus 14 regions that include 23 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 24 campuses in 14 regions.[2] The community college system now has more than 165,000 students.[3] In 2008, Ivy Tech became "the state’s largest public-college system, surpassing Indiana University in enrollment."[4] As of December 2009, the Indianapolis campus of Ivy Tech has been recognized as the nation's second-largest community college.[5]

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History

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, which was Indiana Vocational Technical College. 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

Ivy Tech is a full-service community college, offering nearly 200 academic programs[6] for career development certificates, technical certificates, and associate degrees.

School of Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology

School of Business

School of Education

School of Fine Arts and Design

School of Health Sciences

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

School of Public and Social Services

School of Technology

Campuses

Ivy Tech Community College is in 14 regions with campuses in 23 cities:

In addition to the campuses, Ivy Tech offers classes in 75 locations.[7]

Student life

Although Ivy Tech does not have on-site dorm room facilities 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.

Clubs and organizations

Ivy Tech Community College offers intramural volleyball and basketball, with the opportunity to compete in state-wide competitions annually.

References

Nash Calloway

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