Ivy Tech Community College
Tel:
(317) 921-4800
- As a statewide, open-access, community college, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana provides residents of Indiana with professional, technical, transfer, and lifelong education for successful careers, personal development, and citizenship. Through its affordable, quality educational programs and services, the College strengthens Indiana's economy and enhances its cultural development.
School Highlights
Ivy Tech Community College serves 72,006 students (29% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 27:1 is lower than the state community college average of 31:1.
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 61%.
Top Rankings
Ivy Tech Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Indiana for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 2,658 teachers has grown by 681% over five years.
| Ivy Tech Community College | (IN) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional | Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | Less than 2 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 2,658 staff | 97 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Ivy Tech is a statewide open-admissions community college that has grown into the second-largest post-secondary institution in Indiana. Our programs lead to two-year associate's degrees and one-year technical certificates. With 23 campuses and low tuition, Ivy Tech is both convenient and affordable. Offering the first two years of a bachelor's degree is a key function of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, and the most obvious. But there is much more to our role: Ivy Tech has a blueprint for workforce education, lifelong learning, community service, student life, diversity and more ? all to help boost the people of Indiana to a higher standard of living and higher quality of life. For over three decades, Ivy Tech has responded to the needs of state and community, and now has behind it the full weight of a community college structure. Working with state and local government and our fellow institutions of higher education, Ivy Tech Community College will help transform Indiana by transforming individuals, towns, and cities. Ivy Tech-Central Indiana offers academic courses in area communities, including Avon, Beech Grove, Ben Davis High School, Carmel, Decatur/Ameriplex, Goodwill Industries, Greenfield, Lebanon, Noblesville, Mooresville, Pike High School, and Shelbyville. These convenient sites offer 250 classes each semester in business, computer, technical, health related, general and developmental education. Most courses are taught in the evening. You can prepare for real-world opportunities in business, health care, information technology or a host of other fields. Many Ivy Tech degrees transfer to four-year Indiana colleges and universities as a foundation for a bachelor's degree. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Ivy Tech Community College is Brown Mackie College-Indianapolis (1.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Brown Mackie College-IndianapolisPrivate, for profit995 students | 1.40 Mi1200 N Meridian St, Ste 100
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 554-8300 1.40995 - Harrison College-IndianapolisPrivate, for profit3,498 students | 2.50 Mi550 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 447-6200 2.503,498 - Lincoln College of Technology-IndianapolisPrivate for-profit961 students | 7.30 Mi7225 Winton Drive - Building 128
Indianapolis, IN 46268
(844) 768-0290 7.30961 - MedTech CollegePrivate, for profit529 students | 8.20 Mi6612 E 75th St Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46250
(317) 845-0100 8.20529 - International Business College-IndianapolisPrivate for-profit327 students | 8.40 Mi7205 Shadeland Station
Indianapolis, IN 46256
(317) 813-2300 8.40327
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