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Entrepreneurship program at Ivy Tech connects students and community

Courtney Kerr2026-07-23T16:04:06-04:00July 23, 2026|

This story is part of an initiative led by the CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) to highlight entrepreneurship and innovation across Indiana’s universities. Learn more about the initiative here. This article was originally published by The Herald-Times. Click here to read the original article. Ivy Tech Community College is committed to the success of our students and the communities we serve. Our Entrepreneurship program plays an active role in helping students develop and start their small businesses right here in the Bloomington area. Our students learn to ideate and validate their ideas with customer research, form a business plan, complete financial projections, learn to present through our Duke It Out Pitch Competition, and start their businesses. There have been some exciting things happening that have made the Entrepreneurship program even more impactful over the past year. First, we [...]

Ivy Tech Community College and TechPoint to provide innovative IT training to Hoosiers and grow Indiana’s tech workforce

Raquel Bahamonde2023-03-01T13:00:38-05:00March 1, 2023|

INDIANAPOLIS (March 1, 2023)– Ivy Tech Community College and TechPoint today announced a partnership that will support a statewide strategy designed to solidify the state’s reputation as a vibrant tech hub. The collaboration provides career pathways for Hoosiers that meet the needs of employers for tech and tech-reliant talent through Ivy Tech’s Ivy+ IT Academy, and supports TechPoint’s Mission 41K goal of cultivating the next generation of tech leaders over the next seven years. In October 2022, Ivy Tech announced the IT Academy would launch this year, offering students the most advanced and innovative way to get in-demand IT training and skills quickly. IT Academy offers Indiana employers a “one-stop shop” for employees who need training, with the largest variety of information technologies and tools offered anywhere. Also in 2022, TechPoint brought together nearly 200 public, private, academic, and community leaders to [...]

Conexus, Ivy Tech launch first commercial truck driving curriculum; benefits include student loan eligibility, credits toward a logistics degree and internships

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:49:44-04:00November 5, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 5, 2020) Conexus Indiana and Ivy Tech Community College launched today the nation’s first training program for commercial truck drivers that is covered by federal student loans and enhances a graduate’s employability in the increasingly growing trucking industry. The CDL+ curriculum will be offered beginning January 2021 at five Ivy Tech campuses and is currently enrolling students. An additional eight Ivy Tech locations will offer the course later this year. Developed by Conexus Indiana in partnership with the Indiana Motor Truck Association (IMTA), Venture Logistics and Ivy Tech, and with an initial grant from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD), the CDL+ program elevates the quality of training for new commercial truck drivers while eliminating the historic financial barriers to entry. This is the first CDL program that is eligible for federal student loans, which required both [...]

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