The Complete Story on College Completion

The Complete Story on College Completion

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

By Dr. Andy Bowne

I moved to Yorktown, Indiana from Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2012. I saw the opportunity to lead the East Central region, and now also Richmond region, of Ivy Tech Community College, and wanted to help change lives. Since that time, I’ve been overwhelmed with the success of our students, passion from the faculty, and support from the community.

The College has been put under a microscope recently, a lot here in Muncie, because of a term commonly used in education – “on-time graduation rates.” This causes me a lot of concern because “on-time” doesn’t always …read more

Via: http://indypolitics.org/2015/08/10/the-complete-story-on-college-completion/

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