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Ivy Tech Named Top Two-Year Associate Degree Producer In The Nation

Last updated on Tuesday, November 8, 2016

(BLOOMINGTON) - Ivy Tech Community College has been named the top two-year institution that awarded associate degrees nationwide by Community College Week, for the fourth year in a row.

The Hoosier Times reports, in the 2014-15 academic year, Ivy Tech Community College awarded 9,954 associate's degrees, almost doubling the second ranked two-year institution, Houston Community College. In the 2013-14 academic year, Ivy Tech awarded 9,453 associate's degrees.

Overall, Ivy Tech placed third nationwide, with four-year institutions University of Phoenix-Arizona and Miami Dade College ranking first and second.

The report from Community College Week also showed Ivy Tech Community College as the top two-year institution awarding two-year certificates, with 7,283 produced in the 2014-15 academic year. For one-year certificates, Ivy Tech ranked sixth, awarding 3,164.

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