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About the Fort Wayne Campus

Welcome to Ivy Tech Fort Wayne and Kosciusko County (Warsaw)! We serve northeast Indiana with 50+ programs at several convenient locations. Our passionate faculty and staff work hard to make sure our students get the most out of their education. Through collaborating with our many industry partners, our students not only prepare for the real world, they experience it. Whether continuing their education at a four-year college or university, beginning careers directly after graduating, or upskilling into a higher paid position, we make sure our students are prepared for a better life after graduation.

– Kim Barnett-Johnson, Ph.D., Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne & Kosciusko County (Warsaw)

Fast Facts

8504
Students Enrolled
(2020-2021 academic year)
Counties Served:
Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley
Satellite Location
Kosciusko County (Warsaw)
55
Academic Programs
(Campus & Satellite)
Employees
294
Faculty
279
Staff

What Makes Our Campus Unique?

  • As Ivy Tech's second largest region, we cover the entirety of northeast Indiana offering classes at several convenient locations to meet students where they are
  • We partner with dozens of big local companies including Steel Dynamics, Inc., Parkview Health, Lake City Bank, and more that offer our students tuition assistance, hands-on learning experiences, and even careers
  • Our region covers Warsaw, Ind., which is the "Orthopedic Capital of the World," offering our manufacturing and health sciences students countless opportunities to work while earning a degree

Recent Accomplishments:

  • Ivy Tech Fort Wayne was one of only 7 colleges nationwide to receive a $40,000 grant, sourced by General Motors funds, through the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The grant will go towards funding a year and a half long study that shares best practices for integrating advanced manufacturing credentials into college curriculum. 
  • Ivy Tech Fort Wayne and Kosciusko County (Warsaw) partnered with the Parkview Health Questa Education Foundation to offer Fort Wayne Community Schools students the chance to earn a free degree and be guaranteed a job after graduation
  • Students in need can benefit through transportation, rent, and utility assistance thanks to the generosity of the Ivy Tech Foundation's Women in Philanthropy Circle of Ivy, which awarded nearly $12,000 to the college in 2022
  • In spring 2022, four of our programs were honored with the Governor's Career and Technical Education (CTE) Postsecondary Program of Study Awards: Computer Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, and Engineering Technology

Administration

  • Dr. Kim Barnett-Johnson, Ph.D., Chancellor
  • Heidi Fowler, JD, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
  • Susan Brown, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services
  • Valerie Eakins, Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration
  • Saw Kapaw, IT Director
  • Tracina Smith, Vice Chancellor of Development
  • Tina Sullivan, Vice Chancellor of Human Resources and Kosciusko County (Warsaw) Site Coordinator
  • Jessica Neuenschwander, Vice Chancellor of Marketing
  • Joe McMichael, Vice Chancellor of Ivy+ Career Link
  • Tracy Davis, Vice Chancellor of Community Relations

School Deans

  • Deborah Pitzer, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering, & Applied Science
  • Rebecca Bishop, School of Arts, Sciences, & Education
  • Eric Allmon, School of Business, Logistics & Supply Chain, School of Public Affairs and Social Services, School of Information Technology, Garatoni School of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
  • Matthew Shady, School of Health Sciences
  • Lindsay Adams, School of Nursing

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Trustees

State Trustee: Paula Hughes-Schuh, CEO of YWCA Northeast Indiana

Campus Board of Trustees:

  • Meg Distler, Board Chair, Exec. Director at St. Joseph Community Health Foundation (At-Large)
  • Phil Metcalf, Board Vice Chair, Mentor for Lead Evaluators at Cognia (At-Large)
  • Anthony Tranquill, Board Secretary, President & CEO of Wayne Pipe & Supply
  • DaVita Mitchell, SACS Student Support Specialist
  • Christopher Brown, Director of Training at Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 166
  • Debra Faye Williams-Robbins, Chief Officer of Student, Family, and Community Engagement at Fort Wayne Community Schools
  • Tonya Weaver, Superintendent of Garrett Keyser Butler Schools
  • Greg Gunthorp, Owner of Gunthorp Farms
  • Steve Corona, Executive Director of Latinos Count
  • Staci Beiswanger, Vice President of Human Resources & Safety at Steel Dynamics, Inc.
  • Stephanie Martin, Founder of A Chance Re-Employment

2023 Board meetings

September 26, 2023

November 28, 2023