Ivy Tech Community College announced a new collaboration with the Twenty-first Century Scholars program made possible through the Commission of Higher Education. Beginning this fall, Ivy Tech is providing office locations for Twenty-first Century Scholars regional outreach coordinators at the Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Evansville, Lafayette, Gary, Kokomo, Columbus and Muncie campuses of Ivy Tech. These coordinators are charged with building collaborations with area colleges and universities, school districts, youth-serving organizations and other community-based programs to connect Twenty-first Century Scholars with resources and services aimed at improving college readiness, matriculation and ultimately degree completion rates. Statewide, more than 2,000 Ivy Tech students are in the scholarship program.
Locations across the state were chosen by geographic region and the population density of Scholars in surrounding areas.
The scholarship program recently underwent structural realignment to transition to a more intensive student-service based model that emphasizes college completion and is fiscally sustainable under the State allocation. State funding for the student scholarship component of the program remains intact and will continue. Twenty-first Century Scholars provides up to four years in-state college tuition for qualifying students. For more information, visit learnmoreindiana.org.
About 21st Century Scholars
Indiana started the 21st Century Scholars in 1990 to ensure that every student can afford a college education. Income-eligible 7th and 8th graders who enroll in the program and fulfill a pledge of good citizenship are guaranteed to receive up to four years of undergraduate tuition* at any participating public college or university in Indiana. *The scholarship amount may be reduced depending on the availability of funds and the availability of the student’s family to contribute to college.
About Ivy Tech
Ivy Tech Community College is the state’s largest public postsecondary institution and the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system. Ivy Tech serves nearly 200,000 students annually and has campuses throughout Indiana. It functions as the state’s engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.
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