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Ivy Tech seeks capital funding for Terre Haute and Evansville, Michigan City renovation and asks to sustain nursing and dual‑credit expansions
Summary
Ivy Tech asked the Senate Appropriations Committee for capital funds for Terre Haute, Evansville and Michigan City campuses, to maintain dual‑credit reimbursement at $50 per credit, to keep a $9 million nursing faculty line item and to fund a pilot program allowing high‑school students to complete college credentials during the summer.
Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann told the committee Ivy Tech is Indiana’s community college system and asked for capital and recurring support to meet workforce demand. Ellspermann requested continued dual‑credit reimbursement at $50 per credit hour and proposed increasing support for the Career & Technical early‑college line item from $3 million to $5 million to maintain and replace equipment in 20 career centers across the state.
On capital, Ivy Tech described three principal projects: Terre Haute (replace a 1967 original building lacking fire suppression, total project ~$67M), Evansville (redevelop landlocked campus and add a healthcare building and Industry 4 lab, ~$35M), and Michigan City (replace an aging hospital building with a 30,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing/IT facility; project ~$15M). Ellspermann said Ivy Tech will self‑fund a major Fort Wayne project ($60M) and that Michigan City remains a high priority; the university asked the Legislature to consider funding the other projects because many campuses have aging facilities and deferred maintenance.
She also requested continued funding of a $9 million line item tied to nursing faculty added during a statewide nursing expansion (Ivy Tech said it has added seats beyond initial targets and improved NCLEX pass rates). Ellspermann proposed converting a successful summer pilot that lets high school students finish credentials into a standing line item so more high‑school students (including from smaller or rural schools) can earn college credentials while still in high school. Committee members expressed interest and concern about prioritizing projects and about long‑term facility plans in Michigan City; Ellspermann said Ivy Tech intends to remain in Michigan City but funding decisions will determine timing and approach.
