student handbook student handbook - Ivy Tech Community College

COLLEGE MISSIONIvy Tech Community College prepares Indiana residents to learn, live, and work in a diverseand globally competitive environment by delivering professional, technical, transfer, andlifelong education. Through its affordable, open-access education and training programs, theCollege enhances the development of Indiana’s citizens and communities and strengthens itseconomy.COLLEGE VISIONIndiana’s residents, communities, and economy will be transformed by Ivy Tech CommunityCollege’s leadership in higher education.CORE VALUESWe value, respect, and promote:A Student-centered Environment _ A Faculty/staff-focused EnvironmentDiversity _ Integrity _ Community Engagement _ Innovation _ ExcellenceACHIEVING THE DREAMThe College is proud to be one of 122 community colleges participating in Achieving theDream (AtD), a national initiative that uses data to develop practices that help more studentssucceed. The enrollment and completion trends of Ivy Tech students have been analyzedand the college is now engaged in developing solutions as suggested by former and currentstudents from Ivy Tech and other AtD colleges.NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICYIvy Tech Community College of Indiana provides open admission, degree credit programs,courses and community service offerings, and student support services for all personsregardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physicalor mental disability, age or veteran status. The College also provides opportunities to studentson the same non-discriminatory opportunity basis. Persons who believe they may have beendiscriminated against should contact the campus affirmative action officer, Human ResourcesAdministrator, or Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. Ivy Tech Community College ofIndiana is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.REGIONAL ACCREDITATION STATEMENTIvy Tech Community College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of theNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools, http://www.ncahlc.org, The HigherLearning Commission, 230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500, (800) 621-7440 or (312) 263-0456, Fax: (312) 263-7462COLLEGE CALENDARIvy Tech is on a semester schedule. Fall and spring semesters are 16 weeks long. Summerterms are of varying lengths. Certain dates on the college calendar may vary by campus.Specific start and end dates for the fall, spring and summer semesters are listed in thecalendar in this publication.2