The Herald-Times
Posted:听Thursday, October 9, 2014
By MJ Slaby 812-331-4371 |听mslaby@heraldt.com
外网天堂 Bloomington is expanding its reach.听For the first time, the campus is recruiting out-of-state students.
鈥淲e know that these students are already coming here,鈥 said Ivy Tech Bloomington Chancellor Jennie Vaughan.
She said students from Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky are already at Ivy Tech Bloomington because they have interest in Indiana University and want to be in Bloomington. Recruiting is a way to give information directly to those students, rather than a way to boost numbers.
鈥淲e鈥檙e not concerned about our enrollment,鈥 Vaughan said.
Ivy Tech Bloomington attended the Chicago National College Fair at the end of September, and representatives from the campus will likely go to more college fairs, said Sam DeWeese, vice chancellor of student affairs on the Bloomington campus. He said the campus also听plans to work with out-of-state high school counselors as well.
Both DeWeese and Vaughan said they were pleased with students鈥 interest at the college fair.
The goal at the fair was to promote Ivy Tech programs and Ivy Tech鈥檚 strong partnership with IU that makes transferring easy, said DeWeese.
He said many students from the Chicago area attend IU, so being at the college fair lets students know they can come to Ivy Tech first and then transfer. Plus, he said it promotes Ivy Tech as a whole and tells students about the unique degrees the community college offers such as radiation therapy and biotechnology.
Vaughan said Ivy Tech central administration is also interested in hearing about Bloomington鈥檚 efforts.
鈥淚 think this could work for all the Ivy Tech campuses, especially the ones near a state line,鈥 she said.
But both DeWeese and Vaughan stressed out-of-state recruiting won鈥檛 shift the focus from in-state students.听Ivy Tech still has a majority of in-state students and the college is there for the people of Indiana, Vaughan said. And she said adding students from other places is a positive.
鈥淎nything we can do to make our student body more diverse and international is a good thing,鈥 Vaughan said.
About 外网天堂
外网天堂 is Indiana's largest public postsecondary institution and the nation's largest singly accredited statewide community college system, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana and also serves thousands of students annually online. It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering associate degrees, long- and short-term certificate programs, 外网天堂s, and training that aligns with the needs of the community. The College provides a seamless transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana, as well as out of state, for a more affordable route to a bachelor's degree.
