INDIANAPOLIS — With the close of the spring semester last week Ivy Tech Community College’s end of term enrollment figures show that 100,842 students attended the community college. This marks the first-time in school history that headcount numbers exceeded 100,000 for a given semester.
The total enrollment is 19.1 percent higher than end of term spring 2008 numbers. The community college saw an additional 16,158 students enrolled this spring as compared to last spring, the largest one semester increase ever at Ivy Tech. Over the last six spring semesters Ivy Tech has seen its enrollment increase by 34,466 students – a bump of 52 percent since 2003.
The community college has also announced the formation of an enrollment study committee. The committee will be co-chaired by Senior Vice President/Provost Don Doucette and Bloomington campus Chancellor John Whikehart. In light of continued projected growth for the upcoming summer and fall terms, along with state budget forecast limitations, the committee will study how to continue to ensure high quality instruction for the growing number of students attending the community college and will report its findings in July.
Summer semester starts May 26 at Ivy Tech and the fall term begins August 24. Registration for both semesters is on-going at all campuses around the state.