2016 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 41. STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: CURRICULA; COURSES OF STUDY; PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 5. IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
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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 primarily
to providing the following:
(1) The educational opportunities for the citizens of Indiana
described in this chapter.
(2) The assessment and training services described in this
chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-3
Purpose; establishment of administrative structure
Sec. 3. (a) It is the primary purpose of Ivy Tech Community
College to provide educational opportunities and appropriate
workforce development, assessment, and training services to:
(1) employees of employers whose productivity and
competitiveness will be enhanced by targeted employee
education and training courses and programs delivered in the
employer's workplace;
(2) students who require additional education before enrolling
in college level courses at either a two (2) year or a four (4)
year institution;
(3) individuals who have graduated from high school and are
more 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 want
to earn credits that will transfer to a four (4) year college;
(5) students who do not complete work at a four (4) year college
or who are referred by a four (4) year college to Ivy Tech
Community College;
(6) students who complete their work at a four (4) year college
but would like to supplement that education to improve existing
skills or acquire new skills; and
(7) adult workers who need and desire retraining or additional
training of an occupational or technical nature for the
workplace.
(b) The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community College shall
establish an administrative structure for Ivy Tech Community
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College that provides the support necessary for:
(1) workforce training programs, including programs designed
for the direct entry of individuals into the workforce; and
(2) programs to enhance the skills of workers.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282. Amended by P.L.141-2016,
SEC.7.
IC 21-41-5-4
Promotion of education and economic development
Sec. 4. Ivy Tech Community College shall help promote education
and economic development by providing assessment and training
services for the citizens of Indiana that include the following:
(1) Determining the skills needed for specific jobs.
(2) Determining whether particular individuals have the skills
needed to:
(A) do specific jobs; or
(B) qualify for specific skill certifications.
(3) Developing and delivering training programs designed to
help 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.
IC 21-41-5-5
Assessment and training services
Sec. 5. Ivy Tech Community College shall meet the needs of state
and local officials, employers, and labor organizations by designing
and delivering educational and training courses and programs. The
primary objective of this effort is to provide economic and workforce
development support to the state's employers and communities by
meeting their needs for better educated and trained, more productive,
and more competitive employees and citizens.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-6
Establishment of system
Sec. 6. A statewide community college system is established. The
community college system consists of:
(1) the campuses and other instructional sites of Ivy Tech
Community College; and
(2) the various courses, programs, and services provided by Ivy
Tech Community College throughout Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-7
Duties
Sec. 7. As Indiana's community college system, Ivy Tech
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Community College shall:
(1) offer a community college curriculum and training services
as described in IC 21-22 and this chapter at all of the college's
major instructional sites; and
(2) provide an opportunity for students to earn associate degrees
that are accepted by four (4) year colleges and universities.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-8
Development of education programs
Sec. 8. (a) Subject to IC 21-22-6-10, the board of trustees of Ivy
Tech Community College may develop and adopt the appropriate
education programs to be offered and workforce services to be
provided.
(b) The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community College shall do
the following in its development and adoption of programs leading
to a certificate and for workforce training programs:
(1) Consider findings and recommendations concerning
workforce needs and training and education needs that are
submitted by advisory committees under section 14 of this
chapter.
(2) Obtain and consider comments and input from Indiana
employers and employer organizations.
(3) Ensure that the programs are aligned with the primary
purposes of Ivy Tech Community College that are specified in
section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282. Amended by P.L.169-2007,
SEC.28; P.L.141-2016, SEC.8.
IC 21-41-5-9
Power to grant certificates
Sec. 9. The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community College may
grant appropriate certificates of achievement and associate degrees,
including associate of applied science, associate of science, and
associate of arts degrees, to students who complete prescribed and
authorized courses or series of courses.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.
IC 21-41-5-10
Development of education programs and training services
Sec. 10. The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community College
may do the following:
(1) Initiate, promote, inaugurate, and develop occupational and
technical education programs and appropriate workforce
development, assessment, and training services in a manner
consistent with sections 2 through 4 of this chapter.
(2) Operate either through committee or through subordinate
corporate entities, statewide general, liberal arts, occupational,
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and technical education programs, that in the board's opinion
should 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, including
local public schools or other agencies, to carry out specific
programs that can best and most economically be provided
through 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 the
contracts that are necessary to provide equipment for a data
processing 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.
IC 21-41-5-12
Reporting to department of workforce development
Sec. 12. (a) Not later than ninety (90) days after receiving the data
provided under IC 22-4.1-4-13, Ivy Tech Community College shall
report to the department of workforce development the following
information for the statewide system and each region established
under IC 21-22-6-1 for the immediately preceding academic year:
(1) Certificate programs available that are linked to industry
recognized third party certifications.
(2) The number of students enrolled in each certificate program.
(3) The number of students successfully completing each
certificate program.
(4) To the extent a campus has access to the information, the
number of students who:
(A) successfully completed a certificate program sequence;
and
(B) obtained employment in the field for which the student
successfully completed a certificate program sequence.
The report under this subsection must be submitted in the format
required by the department of workforce development.
(b) Not later than ninety (90) days after receiving the data
provided under IC 22-4.1-4-13, Ivy Tech Community College shall
report the following information to the commission for higher
education, the department of workforce development, and the
legislative council (in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6):
(1) A list of programs that have been identified as having either:
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(A) insufficient student demand;
(B) insufficient employer demand; or
(C) insufficient graduation or transfer rates;
as determined by the commission for higher education in the
review under IC 21-18-9-10.5.
(2) For each of the programs described in subdivision (1),
information concerning whether the program will be eliminated,
restructured, or placed on an improvement plan or whether no
action will be taken regarding the program.
(3) The status of system-wide restructuring of student support
services recommended by the commission under
IC 21-18-9-10.5(b)(1).
(4) A target date for the development of courses and programs
identified under IC 22-4.1-4-12 as being required to meet the
workforce needs in one (1) or more regions designated under
IC 20-19-6-3.
(5) Information concerning whether the resources available to
Ivy Tech Community College are sufficient to comply with
IC 21-18-9-10.5 and section 8 of this chapter.
(c) This section expires July 1, 2020.
As added by P.L.141-2016, SEC.9.
IC 21-41-5-13
Reporting to governor, legislative council, and budget committee
Effective 1-1-2017.
Sec. 13. (a) The president of Ivy Tech Community College shall,
before October 1 of each year, report to the governor, the budget
committee, and the legislative council (in an electronic format under
IC 5-14-6) concerning progress in the efforts to align career and
technical education courses and programs and certification courses
and programs with the workforce needs and educational requirements
within each region designated under IC 20-19-6-3.
(b) This section expires July 1, 2020.
As added by P.L.141-2016, SEC.10.
IC 21-41-5-14
Program advisory committees; membership by commissioner of
department of workforce development; responsibilities
Sec. 14. (a) The commissioner of the department of workforce
development or the commissioner's designee shall be a member of
each program advisory committee established by Ivy Tech
Community College.
(b) Each program advisory committee established by Ivy Tech
Community College shall do the following:
(1) Consider the workforce needs and training and education
needs identified in the occupational demand report prepared by
the department of workforce development under IC 22-4.1-4-10.
(2) Submit to the board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community
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College at a public meeting any findings or recommendations
of the advisory committee concerning those workforce needs
and training and education needs.
(c) This section expires July 1, 2020.
As added by P.L.141-2016, SEC.11.
IC 21-41-5-15
Reporting requirements to budget committee
Sec. 15. Before November 1, 2016, and each November 1
thereafter, Ivy Tech Community College shall provide the budget
committee the following information for each of Ivy Tech
Community College's owned or operated campus locations or sites
that offer ongoing academic programs and services:
(1) The number of students enrolled.
(2) The amount of square feet of each building.
(3) The operating or overhead costs associated with the campus
location or site.
As added by P.L.141-2016, SEC.12.
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