Website
https://www.ivytech.edu/asap/
Primary Contact
Jeffrey Jourdan
Director
Contact via email
Mission statement
Ivy Tech Community College is the state’s engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana.
The Associate Accelerated Program (ASAP) provides Ivy Tech Community College students with the opportunity to earn a degree and begin their career in one year or transfer their credits to a four-year college so that they may continue their education. The choice is yours. ASAP students are encouraged to think of college as a job. In addition to obtaining knowledge and hands-on experience in an academic program, ASAP students are educated in areas that are critically important to employers, like time management and teamwork.
Actions
Actions are activities derived from the Plan 2020 planning process that a partner has committed to implement.
Ivy Tech ASAP is working on the following actions:
Strategy
Assist businesses in finding well qualified, highly trained employees in the high tech, advanced trades and other sectors.
Action
Actively collaborate with local high schools to identify potential students for the ASAP program
Start Date:
April 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
100%
Strategy
Assist businesses in finding well qualified, highly trained employees in the high tech, advanced trades and other sectors.
Action
Actively collaborate with local mentoring and leadership development organizations to identify potential students for the ASAP program
Start Date:
April 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
75%
Currently collaborating with organizations such as TeenWorks, Elevate Indy, D.R.E.A.M. Alive, Starfish Initiative, The Walker Family Foundation, and Indiana Department of Child Services’ Older Youth Services Program. Will seek to partner with 2 more organizations for the 2018-19 academic year.
Strategy
Assist businesses in finding well qualified, highly trained employees in the high tech, advanced trades and other sectors.
Action
Actively seek out collaborative partnerships with local organizations to build awareness of the program throughout the greater Indianapolis area, and enhance curricular offerings to create a rich classroom experience for students
Start Date:
April 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
100%
Solidified an on-going relationship Regions Bank to host 3 financial literacy classes a year.
Strategy
Assist businesses in finding well qualified, highly trained employees in the high tech, advanced trades and other sectors.
Action
Review the ASAP program offerings and assess their viability as it relates to transferability to 4-year institutions and potential job-skills training
Start Date:
April 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
75%
Continue to assess current program offerings based on student interest, transferability, and employment opportunities. Favor degrees with TSAP agreements. May add an additional degree track for 2018-19 ASAP cohort.
Strategy
Assist businesses in finding well qualified, highly trained employees in the high tech, advanced trades and other sectors.
Action
Incrementally grow the ASAP program to support increased opportunity and overall reach to high school graduates/young adults in the greater Indianapolis area
Start Date:
April 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
75%
Reviewed the ASAP trends and would like to keep consistent with growth rates. Set 2018-19 cohort goal of 100 students, which would be 31% growth.
Strategy
Assist businesses in finding well qualified, highly trained employees in the high tech, advanced trades and other sectors.
Action
Continually seek out transfer partnerships with 4-year institutions to facilitate matriculation of ASAP students into bachelor degree programs
Start Date:
April 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
50%
UIndy offers ASAP students full tuition and credit transfer, and Marian University offers a $14,000 scholarship. ASAP students may also qualify for scholarships through ISU and IUPUI. Will continue to search for additional opportunities.
Strategy
Assist businesses in finding well qualified, highly trained employees in the high tech, advanced trades and other sectors.
Action
Make concerted efforts to track ASAP graduates, post-completion of their degree, to collect data for program improvement and share success stories of graduates
Start Date:
July 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
50%
Have begun tracking ASAP Alumni, recording their transfer pathways and careers landed after ASAP.
Strategy
Assist businesses in finding well qualified, highly trained employees in the high tech, advanced trades and other sectors.
Action
Actively seek out fundraising opportunities to support ASAP
Start Date:
April 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
100%
Have obtained grant funds for several enrichment opportunities - the ASAP + IPS School #87 Community Garden, and Mammoth Cave field trip. Applying for additional funds through the MAPS endowment.