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
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. The community college system now has more than 165,000 students. In 2008, Ivy Tech became "the state’s largest public-college system, surpassing Indiana University in enrollment." As of December 2009, the Indianapolis campus of Ivy Tech has been recognized as the nation's second-largest community college.

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 for career development certificates, technical certificates, and associate degrees.

School of Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Agriculture
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Technology
• Electrical Engineering Technology
• Kinesiology
• Pre-Engineering

School of Business

• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Information Technology
• Information Security
• Office Administration
• Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

School of Education

• Early Childhood Education
• Education

School of Fine Arts and Design

• Fine Arts
• Interior Design
• Visual Communication

School of Health Sciences

• Central Service Technician
• Dental Assisting
• Dental Hygiene
• Health Information Technology
• Medical Assisting
• Medical Laboratory Technology
• Paramedic Science
• Physical Therapy Assisting
• Practical Nursing
• Radiation Therapy
• Radiologic Technology
• Registered Nursing (RN)
• Respiratory Care
• Surgical Technology
• Therapeutic Massage

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts
• Professional Communication

School of Public and Social Services

• Community Emergency Preparedness & Management
• Criminal Justice
• Hospitality Administration
• Human Services
• Library Technical Assistant
• Mortuary Science
• Paralegal Studies
• Public Safety

School of Technology

• Automotive Technology
• Aviation Technology
• Building Construction Management
• Construction Technology
• Design Technology
• Electronics & Computer Technology
• Industrial Technology
• Machine Tool Technology

Campuses

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

• Bloomington (Bloomington)
• Central Indiana (Indianapolis)
• Columbus (Columbus)
• East Central (Anderson, Marion, Muncie, New Castle)
• Kokomo (Kokomo, Logansport, Wabash)
• Lafayette (Lafayette, Crawfordsville, Monticello)
• North Central (Elkhart, South Bend, Warsaw)
• Northeast (Fort Wayne)
• Northwest (East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, Valparaiso)
• Richmond (Richmond, Connersville)
• Southeast (Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Madison)
• Southern Indiana (Sellersburg)
• Southwest (Evansville, Tell City)
• Wabash Valley (Greencastle, Terre Haute)

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

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

• Accounting Club
• American Chemical Society
• Association of Computer Machinery (ACM)
• Black Students United (BSU)
• Cisco Networking Club
• ClusterFlix Film Club [2]
• Dental Assistant Society
• Early Childhood Education Club
• Greater Lafayette Student Medical Assisting Chapter
• Ivy Tech Northeast Amateur Radio Club
• Ivy Tech Indianapolis Amateur Radio Club
• Latino Student Union
• Paralegal Society
• Phi Theta Kappa
• Respiratory Care Society
• Robotics Club
• Science Club
• Southwest Region (Evansville) Student Medical Assisting Club (Student Medical Assistants Reaching out Together--S.M.A.R.T. Club)
• Student Government Association
• Student Leadership Academy
• Surgical Technology Society

Ivy Tech Community College offers intramural volleyball and basketball, with the opportunity to compete in state-wide competitions annually.^{[citation needed]}

References

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External links

• Official website