Stories tagged with "indiana commission for higher education"

Step 1: getting to college; Step 2: finishing college by indystar

The facts are clear. Hoosiers need higher education to secure their place in today’s high-skill, high-wage work force. Indiana needs more educated workers if our state is... – Oct 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Despite financial constraints, students are flocking to schools in Indiana by Will Higgins

Despite tuition increases and a tighter cap on state-sponsored financial aid, Indiana college students are arriving on campus in droves, possibly even in record numbers. In... – Aug 24, 2009 at 12:53 AM in Communities

State colleges raise tuition, lawmakers raise fuss by indystar

Hikes at IU, Ivy Tech leave budget panel member ‘offended’ Indiana University and Ivy Tech Community College raised tuition Thursday, drawing ire from two lawmakers who... – Jul 17, 2009 at 1:56 AM in Education

Tuition hikes in hard times by indystar

Indiana’s public universities are missing a golden opportunity to help Hoosier students. With the state’s unemployment rate at 10.6 percent and family income at a... – Jul 08, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Andrea Neal

State board to colleges: Hold down tuition rate by Dan Mcfeely

Panel recommends increases of no higher than 5 percent State education officials want colleges and universities to keep classes affordable for Hoosier families burdened with job... – Jul 03, 2009 at 2:37 AM in Education

State board to colleges: Hold down tuition rate by Dan Mcfeely

State education officials want colleges and universities to keep classes affordable for Hoosier families burdened with job losses and economic hardship. Tuition increases should be... – Jul 02, 2009 at 10:52 PM in Purdue

Panel: State tuition hikes should be lower by Dan Mcfeely

Indiana’s colleges and universities should keep tuition increases from 0-to-5 percent, the state’s higher education commission said today — much lower than the... – Jul 02, 2009 at 1:08 PM in Education

Raising the college degree bar by indystar

Today’s young Americans may wind up as the first generation to have less formal education than their parents, many experts fear. In a shrinking, high-tech world in which... – Jun 19, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Editorial

Only 53% finish college within 6 years in state by Amanda Hamon

Universities say they’re working on ways to combat reasons students drop out Megan Johnson knew she’d attend college, but she also knew graduating would take awhile.... – Jun 16, 2009 at 2:06 AM in Communities

Ivy Tech will offer new degrees at 4 of its state campuses by indystar

Indianapolis Indianapolis-based Ivy Tech Community College this week said it has been granted approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to offer several new degree... – May 23, 2009 at 2:04 AM in Business

IU, Purdue, IUPUI, Ivy Tech and Vincennes in test project on how degrees are awarded by Melissa Tussing

IU, Purdue among 5 in state that will explore European method Five Indiana universities and colleges are part of the country’s first project to consider weighing skills and... – Apr 13, 2009 at 1:49 AM in Communities

State college students await tuition decisions by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University and other public colleges in Indiana are waiting until lawmakers approve a new state budget before they set next year’s tuition... – Mar 30, 2009 at 8:30 AM in Education

Indiana colleges wait to set tuition rates by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University and other public colleges in Indiana are waiting until lawmakers approve a new state budget before they set next year’s tuition... – Mar 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

Indiana colleges wait to set tuition rates by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University and other public colleges in Indiana are waiting until lawmakers approve a new state budget before they set next year’s tuition... – Mar 29, 2009 at 7:18 PM in Education

Ivy Tech's state enrollment surpasses IU by indystar

Ivy Tech Community College, with its extensive network of local campuses, has surpassed Indiana University as the state’s largest higher education institution.Enrollment... – Dec 11, 2008 at 2:04 AM in Communities

Enrollment numbers at Indiana’s colleges by indystar

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education said today that Ivy Tech Community College, with its extensive network of local campuses, has surpassed Indiana University as the... – Dec 10, 2008 at 5:01 PM in News

Ivy Tech is now state’s largest college by Tom Spalding

Ivy Tech Community College said today that it surpassed the Indiana University system to become the state’s largest public post-secondary institution.In a report released this... – Dec 10, 2008 at 8:31 AM in Business