Ivy Tech Community College and Indiana University to Provide Expanded Transfer Opportunities

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 30, 2007

For further information, contact:
Penni Sims, Director of Marketing and Communications
Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington
(812) 330-6064
psims@ivytech.edu

Jeff Fanter, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
(317) 921-4502
jfanter@ivytech.edu

INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College and Indiana University, the state’s two largest post
secondary institutions of higher education, have teamed up to provide expanded transfer of credit
opportunities for Hoosiers throughout the state.

The two institutions have designated over 100 courses that will transfer from all 23 Ivy Tech campuses to
Indiana University-Bloomington. In addition to the 100-plus courses, the two schools signed formal
agreements to transition Ivy Tech two-year degrees to IU four-year degrees at campuses throughout the
state. They include six Ivy Tech liberal arts degrees along with degrees in nursing and criminal justice.
The two institutions plan to add agreements in business, education and computer information systems in the
near future.

“At Indiana University, we recognize that expanding the highly educated Hoosier workforce is a team
activity. We are committed to breaking new ground in this important endeavor. These articulation
agreements between Indiana University and Ivy Tech reflect our shared determination to create a seamless
system of Hoosier higher education,” Indiana University President Adam Herbert said. “They also provide
expanded education opportunities to students throughout the state and from every walk of life. Our
institutions will continue to work together to assure that a high quality undergraduate degree is accessible
to all Hoosiers.”

“Ivy Tech and Indiana University each have unique missions, but both institutions have the same goal of
educating more and more Hoosiers. This agreement will make that happen and provide access to a
bachelor’s degree for so many who may not have thought such a degree was attainable,” Ivy Tech
Community College President Gerald Lamkin said. “The affordability and personal attention that Ivy Tech
offers often makes taking that first step toward a degree possible. And now more students can continue to
their education after earning an associate degree at Ivy Tech. I wish to thank President Herbert for his
dedication to making this partnership what it is today.”

Indiana University serves some 98,000 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs on eight
campuses across the state. With more than 7,000 faculty members, IU offers 963 degree programs in Arts
and Sciences and various professional schools, including Medicine, Nursing, Law, Music, Business,
Education, Informatics, Journalism, Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and Public and
Environmental Affairs.

Ivy Tech Community College is one of the nation’s largest statewide community college system and the
state’s second largest public post-secondary institution with over 105,000 students enrolled annually. Ivy
Tech has 23 campuses throughout Indiana. It serves 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 of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.