Ivy Tech Community College instructor Lisa Comer, center, teaches phlebotomy techniques to health care students Alayna Barnett, left, and Alison Keller on Wednesday at the South Bend campus. Tribune Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN
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Enrollment by program, Ivy Tech North Central Region (2013-2014)
Programs with the highest enrollment:
General studies, 4,523 students
Health care specialist, 1,983
Info technology support, 468
Human services, 459
Criminal justice, 387
Programs with the lowest enrollment:
Heating/vent/AC apprentice, 2
Apprentice tech floorlayer, 2
Electrician apprentice, 1
Imaging sciences, 1
Machine repair apprentice, 1
SOUTH BEND — The vast majority of Ivy Tech Community College students in this region enroll in one of three popular majors: general studies, health care specialist or business administration.
More than 7,500 students were enrolled in those majors in 2013-2014 at the South Bend, Elkhart County or Warsaw campuses, according to data provided by the college.
Some other degree or certificate programs? Not so much. And they could soon be on the chopping block.
“Ultimately some of these programs will be eliminated,” said Thomas Coley, chancellor of Ivy Tech’s north central region, on the heels of a review of Ivy Tech degree programs statewide by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
Twenty-four programs offered at the three north central region campuses enrolled fewer than 30 students in 2013-2014, the most recent year for which data is available. Several programs had only one or two students.
The higher education commission has ordered Ivy Tech to identify for possible elimination or revamping degree programs with fewer than 30 students enrolled and programs with low graduation rates.
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