Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University are partnering to help students in high-demand professions earn four-year degrees more efficiently.
The colleges in a joint statement said the collaboration will provide a seamless, cost-effective degree pathway for students in high-demand, high-value careers.
Full-time students in select programs can complete an associate degree through Ivy Tech Community College, then will transfer to Vincennes University to earn a bachelor’s degree through the university’s homeland security and public safety program.
“This pilot agreement represents a new era of cooperation between Ivy Tech and Vincennes to meet the workforce needs of Indiana in high-demand areas such as cybersecurity,” said Dr. Sue Ellspermann, president of Ivy Tech. “Students will benefit from this collaboration by having a seamless pathway of coursework that takes students from admission to Ivy Tech straight through to completion of the Vincennes baccalaureate degree without ever needing to leave the Indianapolis market.”
Ivy Tech associate degrees, which will transfer seamlessly into the homeland security and public safety program at Vincennes include:
· Criminal Justice
· Homeland Security/Public Safety
· Legal Studies
· Cybersecurity/Information Assurance
· Information Technology Support
· Informatics
Students in these program areas will be able to take a combination of face-to-face, synchronous video, hybrid, and online courses for the Vincennes degree, the colleges said. Classroom and lab facilities at the Ivy Tech Indianapolis Lawrence campus will be utilized by Vincennes for instruction in the final two years of the program.
Courses will initially be taught using Vincennes faculty, but future collaboration could include hiring Ivy Tech faculty to teach selected courses.
When students pursue the full-time track, they can complete both an Ivy Tech associate degree and a Vincennes bachelor’s degree in four years at an Ivy Tech campus, the colleges said. Part-time options also will be available.
The program for now is piloting just from Ivy Tech’s Indianapolis campus.
Ivy Tech operates campuses throughout the state including several across northwest and north central Indiana.
