CHAPTER 5. IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
IC 21-41-5
Chapter 5. Ivy Tech Community College; Educational Programs
IC 21-41-5-1
Applicability of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to Ivy Tech Community College.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-2
Mission
Sec. 2. Ivy Tech Community College shall be devoted primarilyto providing the following:
(1) The educational opportunities for the citizens of Indianadescribed in this chapter.
(2) The assessment and training services described in thischapter.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-3
Purpose
Sec. 3. It is the primary purpose of Ivy Tech Community Collegeto provide educational opportunities and appropriate workforcedevelopment, assessment, and training services to:
(1) employees of employers whose productivity andcompetitiveness will be enhanced by targeted employeeeducation and training courses and programs delivered in theemployer's workplace;
(2) students who require additional education before enrollingin college level courses at either a two (2) year or a four (4)year institution;
(3) individuals who have graduated from high school and aremore interested in continuing their education in a general,liberal arts, occupational, or technical program at a two (2) year,nonresidential college;
(4) individuals who have graduated from high school and wantto earn credits that will transfer to a four (4) year college;
(5) students who do not complete work at a four (4) year collegeor who are referred by a four (4) year college to Ivy TechCommunity College;
(6) students who complete their work at a four (4) year collegebut would like to supplement that education to improve existingskills or acquire new skills; and
(7) adult workers who need and desire retraining or additionaltraining of an occupational or technical nature for theworkplace.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
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Promotion of education and economic development
Sec. 4. Ivy Tech Community College shall help promote education
and economic development by providing assessment and trainingservices for the citizens of Indiana that include the following:
(1) Determining the skills needed for specific jobs.
(2) Determining whether particular individuals have the skillsneeded to:
(A) do specific jobs; or
(B) qualify for specific skill certifications.
(3) Developing and delivering training programs designed tohelp individuals:
(A) acquire the skills needed to do specific jobs;
(B) obtain specific skill certifications; or
(C) improve the quality of the individual's work product.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
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Assessment and training services
Sec. 5. Ivy Tech Community College shall meet the needs of stateand local officials, employers, and labor organizations by designingand delivering educational and training courses and programs. Theprimary objective of this effort is to provide economic and workforcedevelopment support to the state's employers and communities bymeeting their needs for better educated and trained, more productive,and more competitive employees and citizens.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
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Establishment of system
Sec. 6. A statewide community college system is established. Thecommunity college system consists of:
(1) the campuses and other instructional sites of Ivy TechCommunity College; and
(2) the various courses, programs, and services provided by IvyTech Community College throughout Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
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Duties
Sec. 7. As Indiana's community college system, Ivy TechCommunity College shall:
(1) offer a community college curriculum and training servicesas described in IC 21-22 and this chapter at all of the college'smajor instructional sites; and
(2) provide an opportunity for students to earn associate degreesthat are accepted by four (4) year colleges and universities.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
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Development of education programs
Sec. 8. Subject to IC 21-22-6-10, the board of trustees of Ivy TechCommunity College may develop and adopt the appropriate
education programs to be offered and workforce services to beprovided.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282. Amended by P.L.169-2007,SEC.28.
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Power to grant certificates
Sec. 9. The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community College maygrant appropriate certificates of achievement and associate degrees,including associate of applied science, associate of science, andassociate of arts degrees, to students who complete prescribed andauthorized courses or series of courses.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
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Development of education programs and training services
Sec. 10. The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community Collegemay do the following:
(1) Initiate, promote, inaugurate, and develop occupational andtechnical education programs and appropriate workforcedevelopment, assessment, and training services in a mannerconsistent with sections 2 through 4 of this chapter.
(2) Operate either through committee or through subordinatecorporate entities, statewide general, liberal arts, occupational,and technical education programs, that in the board's opinionshould be established due to:
(A) the specialized nature of the programs;
(B) the limited number of students involved; or
(C) other unique features requiring special attention.
(3) Contract with appropriate education institutions, includinglocal public schools or other agencies, to carry out specificprograms that can best and most economically be providedthrough this approach.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282. Amended by P.L.169-2007,SEC.29.
IC 21-41-5-11
Contracts for equipment for data processing school
Sec. 11. Ivy Tech Community College may enter into thecontracts that are necessary to provide equipment for a dataprocessing school on or off the premises of:
(1) Ivy Tech Community College; or
(2) any of the college's regions.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282. Amended by P.L.3-2008,SEC.147.