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Ivy Tech expands credit transfer network through partnership with Union Institute & University in Ohio

Ivy Tech Community College has signed a new credit transfer partnership with Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ivy Tech has more than 50 credit transfer arrangements, including reverse transfer agreements.  Ivy Tech Community College graduates who transfer into UI&U undergraduate programs will receive a scholarship of $100 discount per credit hour for the …

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Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University will offer online post-professional occupational therapy doctoral degree beginning in summer 2019

Valparaiso University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions will begin offering an online, post-professional, occupational therapy, doctoral program in summer 2019. “We are excited to offer an online, occupational therapy doctorate to professionals currently working in the field who are seeking that important additional credential,” said Mark L. Biermann, provost and executive vice president for …

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Oct. 17 program will provide overview on state’s new Office of Work-Based Learning & Apprenticeship

Northwest Indiana business owners will have an opportunity to learn more about the Office of Work-Based Learning & Apprenticeship, a new division of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development during two sessions on Oct. 17. The first session is 9:30 a.m. at the Center of Workforce Innovations, 2804 Boilermaker Court, Valparaiso. Another session is set …

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Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Two Northwest Indiana schools selected for state’s JAG workforce development program

Indiana’s award-winning Jobs for America’s Graduates program, which helps high school students achieve success through graduation, will be adding four more sites around the state including two in Northwest Indiana. Two of four new programs will be established in what the state defines as its region one service area, which includes Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, …

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State of Indiana

Survey finds 85 percent of Indiana graduates say college worth investment

A new survey has found 85 percent of recent graduates from 12 Indiana public and private colleges say they were either satisfied or extremely satisfied with they education they received. The result from the second Gallup-Indiana Graduate Satisfaction Survey was released Aug. 9 by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. With funding support from Strada …

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Ivy Tech

Ivy Tech’s 2017-18 awarded certificates, degrees up more than 4,500 from previous academic year

INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College awarded 25,803 certificates, technical certificates and associate degrees to more than 18,000 students during the 2017-18 academic year, representing a 22 percent overachievement from its 2018 strategic plan goal. The college awarded more than 4,500 certificates and associate degrees in 2017-18 when compared to the previous academic year.   …

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Ivy Tech

Ivy Tech partners with Autodesk to develop Fusion 360 certification

INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College and Autodesk, a developer of computer-aided design software, are collaborating to develop the first-ever Fusion 360 certification. Ivy Tech’s design technology program was chosen as the only college in the world to help Autodesk update, change, and develop its certification for the Fusion 360 software. “Having the opportunity for …

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Ivy Tech

Ivy Tech names new vice president of workforce partnerships

INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College has named Anne Valentine vice president of workforce partnerships. She will serve as a strategic advisor to Chris Lowery, senior vice president of workforce alignment at the college. The post will focus on external relations and fulfilling workforce education and training needs. Valentine also will establish new, and manage …

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Indiana Manufacturers Association

Indiana Manufacturers Association’s Aug. 16 conference focuses on bridging workforce skills gap

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Manufacturers Association will present a free day-long session Aug. 16 focusing on bridging the workforce skills gap. The Employer and Educator Work-Based Learning Conference is Aug. 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center in Indianapolis. “This important event will feature examples of successful …

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Ivy Tech

Ivy Tech Community College says more students across state using dual-credit program

INDIANAPOLIS – More students across Indiana are taking advantage of Ivy Tech Community College’s dual-credit enrollment program. The college reports enrollment in the program has grown 64 percent since it was launched in 2012. Statewide, a total of 61,472 high school students earned Ivy Tech dual credit in the 2017-18 school year, a 4.2 percent …

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