Ivy Tech Community College is selling its former campus at 1440 E. 35th St. in Gary to 21st Century Charter School. The charter school is purchasing the two buildings and land, which previously served as the college’s Gary campus, Ivy Tech said in a statement. The college recently moved its Gary operations to the Arts […]
Ivy Tech earns high marks from graduates in education satisfaction
INDIANAPOLIS – A majority of Ivy Tech graduates give their school high marks when it comes to the education they received. In the 2018 Gallup-Indiana Graduate Satisfaction Survey recently released by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, 83 percent of Ivy Tech Community College alumni said they were satisfied or extremely satisfied with the education […]
Ivy Tech Community College offering two new associate degrees
INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College will offer two new associate degrees this fall. The college will over an associate of science in secondary education with concentrations either in mathematics or biology. Fifteen locations will offer the degree including: Bloomington, Columbus, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lafayette, Lake County, Lawrenceburg, Muncie, Richmond, Sellersburg, South Bend/Elkhart, […]
Mark Melnick named executive director of workforce strategic partnerships at Ivy Tech
SOUTH BEND – Ivy Tech Community College named Mark Melnick executive director of workforce strategic partnerships. He starts the role June 25. Melnick will serve as an advisor to the South Bend/Elkhart campus and community, regarding community relations and fulfilling workforce training needs, of both local and regional business and industry. Melnick currently serves as […]
Ivy Tech hosting enrollment days around state
Ivy Tech Community College is hosting express enrollment days at several of its campuses around the state on June 21 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ivy Tech’s campuses in East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, South Bend and Valparaiso also will be taking part. During the […]
Council for Aid to Education survey finds Ivy Tech Foundation was top fund raiser among nation’s community colleges
INDIANAPOLIS – The Ivy Tech Foundation was ranked as the top fundraiser among community college systems nationwide, according to a survey conducted by the Council for Aid to Education. At $16.4 million, the amount raised by Ivy Tech exceeds the second place community college fundraiser by 43 percent, according to the 2017 Voluntary Support for […]
Back to School
Local companies go straight to the source for new employees Jacob Brunetti will be graduating this spring from Purdue University Northwest in Hammond with a degree in computer science. To get a jump on finding a position, the 22-year-old Munster resident attended a career fair at PUN’s Westville campus in February. Unlike a standard job […]
Northwest Indiana Innovators
Innovation is invention on steroids and a catalyst for growth The word “innovation” was once hurled as an expletive, not enshrouded with reverence. A transformation began during the Industrial Revolution, when “innovation” began marching in progressive lockstep with “industry” and “science.” Today, think of innovation as an invention on steroids, the act of introducing something […]
Skilling Up
Manufacturers, educators and community partnering to train workers Many Northwest Indiana manufacturers are facing a dilemma: not enough skilled workers to operate the sophisticated equipment on today’s factory floors. Training is the answer. But manufacturers are busy turning out products to service their customers. They don’t have the time or ability to develop full-scale training […]