COLUMBUS, Ind. – More than 2,800 alumni, friends, and partners across Indiana donated $483,813 earlier this month on Ivy Tech Day, the third annual day of giving supporting scholarships
and programs for Ivy Tech Community College’s more than 200,000 students across its 19 campuses. The Ivy Tech Columbus campus received donations totaling $24,888.
This year’s donations exceeded the 2024 results and brought the three-year cumulative giving to more than $1 million. The contributions fund the greatest needs at each campus, ensuring student success and powering Indiana’s economy, including pharmaceutical manufacturing, early childhood education, cybersecurity, and Ivy Tech’s nationally leading two-year nursing program, which awards more associate degrees than any other institution in the country.
The day was filled with energy as campuses turned “Ivy Green” and hosted events that celebrated over six decades of Ivy Tech’s service to Indiana. The momentum speaks to the College’s growing impact:
- More than 4 in 5 Ivy Tech graduates stay in Indiana to live and work
- The College contributes nearly $4 billion annually to Indiana’s economy
- 84% of graduates finish without student loan debt
- Ivy Tech awarded over 46,000 credentials in 2023/24, about 50% of all postsecondary credentials earned by Hoosiers
- Student completion rates have more than doubled (up 119%) since 2016
