What is Deferred Payment?

Deferred payment is when billing for the balance of a semester's cost is deferred until the end of the semester and payment isn't due until classes are complete. Deferred tuition payment programs allow students to gain skills or earn a degree or certificate without paying tuition upfront.

Corporate partners who wish to support their employees' education through deferred tuition payments can do so in two ways:

  • Achieve Your Degree Program – Achieve Your Degree is the name of Ivy Tech's employer-sponsored deferred payment program. The program provides a path for employees of participating companies to learn new skills and earn a college degree or certificate in a field of study approved by you at minimal or zero up-front cost, all while working full time. This program is described in detail on this page.
  • Deferred Billing Authorization – Ivy Tech also offers the option of deferring tuition payments for both credit and non-credit courses through deferred billing authorization for corporate partners. Call 1-888-489-5463 to get connected with your local Ivy Tech Employer Consultant to discuss setting up a deferred billing authorization for your company.

How Achieve Your Degree Works

Ivy Tech assists students with applying to Ivy Tech and applying for financial aid. Any financial aid the student is awarded is applied to the semester's cost and then billing for the balance is deferred until the end of the semester. Company tuition reimbursement plans then cover the balance per company policy. The result is no-cost classes for students.

A combination of in-person and online courses ensures that students can maintain their work schedule while attending classes.

A Smart Choice for Employers

  • The Achieve Your Degree program can replace internal professional development training
  • Achieve Your Degree students become more involved in the surrounding community and are more loyal to your organization
  • Ivy Tech will work with your company to design custom training, short-term training classes, and certifications that your employees can earn
  • Ivy Tech's tuition rate is the lowest in the state
  • Statewide Achieve Your Degree Partnerships

    Consider adding your company's name to the list!

    • Amazon
    • CarDon & Associates
    • Circle K
    • Community Health Networks
    • Crew Carwash
    • Indiana Department of Correction
    • IU Credit Union
    • Magnolia Health Systems
    • Majestic Care Management
    • Miller's Health Systems
    • NSK Corporation
    • State of Indiana Personnel Department (See Qualifying Agencies)
    • Steel Technologies
    • TLC Management, Inc.
    • Trilogy
    • United Parcel Service (UPS)

    Local Achieve Your Degree Partnerships

    Individual Ivy Tech campuses also have additional Achieve Your Degree partnerships with local companies. To see partnerships in your community, select the Ivy Tech campus location closest to you in the "Local Achieve Your Degree Employer Partnerships" dropdown.

  • If you currently offer tuition reimbursement benefits for your employees, the Ivy Tech Achieve Your Degree program can be a smart addition to your benefits package. Our current partners consider it a win-win for the company and their employees, as it allows them to upskill their workforce while offering an Ivy Tech credential for their staff for no upfront costs.

    Steps to get started include:

    1. Complete the Memorandum of Understanding.
    2. Work with Ivy Tech to determine a date for an onsite information and enrollment session.
    3. Determine your internal point person for the Achieve Your Degree program.
    4. Market the Achieve Your Degree program to your employees.

    For More Information or To Get Started

    Please reach out to your local campus Achieve Your Degree coordinator.

    FIND LOCAL CONTACT INFO


    Or email Ivy Tech's Achieve Your Degree program lead:

    Jennifer Gasiorek,
    Executive Director of Workforce Partnerships and Strategic Communications
    jasiorek@ivytech.edu

  • Taps Into Existing Tuition Reimbursement Benefits

    The Achieve Degree program taps into the tuition reimbursement benefits you already have in place for your workforce. You collaborate with Ivy Tech to determine an approved set of programs, credentials, and classes that students can pursue using their allotted tuition benefits.

    Ivy Tech will help students apply for financial aid. Any financial aid the student is awarded will be applied to the semester's cost and then billing and payment for the balance are deferred until the end of the semester. Company tuition reimbursement plans then cover the balance per your company policy. 

    If you don't already have a reimbursement policy, Ivy Tech will help you design one.

    Tuition Costs

    When it comes to high-quality education for the best value, no other college can match Ivy Tech Community College. Our tuition is a fraction of the cost of other options, and scholarships and grants make it possible to save even more. And with , additional fees like textbooks are transparent and easy to track.

    See Tuition Costs

  • Onsite Assistance

    IvyTech will come on-site to your place of business to provide application assistance and academic advising for your employees to accommodate busy work schedules and ensure appropriate course schedules. Our staff will assist employees with both the Ivy Tech application and their financial aid (FAFSA) application.

    Student Support Services

    We'll also provide individualized advising, financial aid guidance, and tutoring to foster employee success.

    Marketing Materials

    Ivy Tech will also provide all employers with marketing collateral to advertise the program to employees.

    Contact Us

    If you need any assistance, contact your local Ivy Tech Achieve Your Degree coordinator.

    FIND LOCAL CONTACT INFO

Achieve Your Degree Employer Partnerships

Don't see the location you need? Call 1-888-489-5463 for more info.

Ivy Tech Bloomington has partnerships with the following local companies for the Achieve Your Degree program. If you work for one of these companies, contact your HR department to learn more.

LOCAL EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS

  • Artisan Electronics
  • Bell Trace Health and Living
  • Boston Scientific
  • Circle Prosco, Inc.
  • Cook Group
    • Cook Medical
    • Cook Urological
    • CMI
    • Cook Polymer Technology
    • CFC Properties
    • Cook Family Health Clinic
    • French Lick Resort
  • German American Bank
  • IU Credit Union
  • Old National Bank
  • Paoli Health & Living Community
  • Singota Solutions
  • Stonecroft Health Campus
  • Hearthstone Health Campus

If you're a student interested in earning your credential at Ivy Tech through your employer's Achieve Your Degree partnership and have questions, contact:
Ivy Tech Bloomington | Office of Admissions
812-330-6013 | bl-info@ivytech.edu 

If you're an employer interested in creating an Achieve Your Degree partnership with Ivy Tech to help your employees skill up through tuition assistance, contact:
Adam Gross | Vice Chancellor, Career Link
812-330-6004 | agross52@ivytech.edu

The Ivy Tech Columbus Service Area has partnerships with the following area companies for the Achieve Your Degree program. If you work for one of these companies, contact your HR department to learn more. When you're ready to apply to the program, click on the "Apply now" link next to your employer.

Bartholomew County

American Axle & Manufacturing Apply now
Columbus Behavioral Center Apply now
Faurecia Clean Mobility/Tech Center Apply now
Faurecia Gladstone Plant Apply now
LINDAL Group Apply now
Toyota Material Handling Inc. Apply now

Decatur County

Advanced Bearing Materials (ABM) Apply now
Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Apply now
Valeo Greensburg Apply now

Jackson County

Valeo Seymour Apply now

Jennings County

Martinrea Industries Inc. Apply now

Johnson County

Endress+Hauser Apply now
Franciscan Physician Network Apply now
Otterbein Senior Life Apply now

Shelby County

Ryobi Die Casting Apply now

List of local employer partnerships:

  • Amsted Rail *coming soon!
  • Community Healthcare
  • Community Health Network
  • Flex-N-Gate
  • Modern Forge
  • T & B Tube
  • Unilever *coming soon!

 

List of local employer partnerships:

  • Amsted Rail *coming soon!
  • Community Healthcare
  • Community Health Network
  • Flex-N-Gate
  • Modern Forge
  • T & B Tube
  • Unilever *coming soon!

Contact:  
Lorie Sieczko
lsieczko@ivytech.edu 

Ivy Tech Evansville has partnerships with the following companies for the Achieve Your Degree program. If you work for one of these companies, contact your HR department to learn more.

LOCAL EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS

  • A Kid's Place
  • Academy of Learning
  • Amazon
  • Ameriqual
  • ARC of Evansville
  • Bally's Casino
  • Banterra Bank
  • Berry Global
  • BrightSpring Health Services
  • CarDon & Associates
  • Carver Community Organization
  • CenterPoint Energy
  • Circle K
  • Clouds of Joy Preschool & Learning Center
  • Community Action Program of Evansville (CAPE)
  • Deaconess Hospital
  • EVSC
  • German American Bancorp
  • Good Samaritan Home
  • High Point Child Care Learning Center
  • Hummingbird Daycare Ministry
  • Joshua Academy Preschool
  • Kid City USA
  • Kindergate
  • Liberty Credit Union
  • Lincoln Hills Community Development Head Start K-5
  • MAC Industrial Services
  • Milestones Child Development Center
  • Miller's Health Systems
  • Old National Bank
  • Orthopedic Associates
  • Perry County Memorial Hospital
  • SRG Global
  • State of Indiana Government Employees (www.ivytech.edu/ayd-in).
  • TLC Management, Inc.
  • Toyota-Boshoku Indiana
  • Trans-Care
  • Trilogy
  • United Parcel Service UPS
  • Waupaca

Ivy Tech Fort Wayne has partnerships with the following local companies for the Achieve Your Degree program. If you work for one of these companies, contact your HR department to learn more.

LOCAL EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS

  • Adams Woodcrest
  • Avery Dennison
  • Bard Construction
  • Bowen
  • Byron Health (Recovery Health)
  • CarlexCPI Card Group
  • Eaton
  • Felger Hart
  • Golden Years
  • Lake City Bank (Warsaw)
  • Lutheran Health Network
  • Lutheran Life Villages
  • Martin Yale
  • Mason Healthcare (Warsaw)
  • Metal Technologies/MTI
  • Mitsuba
  • Numerix
  • OJI
  • Parkview Health
  • Passages
  • Shuttleworth
  • Steuben County REMC
  • Vera Bradley
  • Warner Electric
  • Zimmer-Biomet

List of local employer partnerships:

  • Amsted Rail *coming soon!
  • Community Healthcare
  • Community Health Network
  • Flex-N-Gate
  • Modern Forge
  • T & B Tube
  • Unilever *coming soon!

Ivy Tech Terre Haute/Greencastle has partnerships with the following local companies for the Achieve Your Degree program. If you work for one of these companies, contact your HR department to learn more. When you're ready to apply to the program, click on the "Apply Now" link next to your employer.

Local Employer Partnerships

ADVICS Apply Now   North American Lighting Apply Now
Amazon Apply Now   Raybestos Powertrain, LLC Apply Now
Brampton Brick Apply Now   State of Indiana Government Employees Learn More Below
Cadillac Products Apply Now   Sullivan Co. Community Hospital Apply Now
Child Adult Resource Services Apply Now   The Hometown Savings Bank Apply Now
Circle K Apply Now   Thompson Thrift Apply Now
GE Aviation Apply Now   Trans-Care Ambulance Apply Now
Geon Performance Solutions Apply Now   Trilogy (covers CNA/QMA certifications) Apply Now
Good Samaritan Hospital Apply Now   Cobblestone Crossing Health Campus  
Hamilton Center Apply Now   Harrison's Crossing Health Campus  
Liberty Trailers Apply Now   Mill Pond Health Campus  
Magnolia Health Systems Apply Now   The Villas at Cobblestone Crossing  
Breckenridge Health & Rehabilitation     Union Health Apply Now
Vermillion Convalescent Center     UPS (United Parcel Service) Apply Now
Westridge Health Care Center     Westminster Village Apply Now 
Miller's Health System Apply Now      

Questions about the Achieve Your Degree Program?

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State of Indiana Government Employee Achieve Your Degree Partnership

In partnership with the State of Indiana, Ivy Tech is offering state employees an affordable education with no upfront costs. The Achieve Your Degree (AYD) program offers the flexibility to pursue educational opportunities in more than 70 degree programs, more than 40 of which are offered at the Terre Haute campus. The Achieve Your Degree partnership with the state allows tuition assistance of up to $5,250 per academic year to eligible employees. Students can earn an associate degree, short-term certificate, or workforce certification in numerous fields. Contact your agency's HR Director to learn more or visit the webpage.

Apply Now

If you're a student interested in earning your credential at Ivy Tech through your employer's Achieve Your Degree partnership, contact:
Kim Grayless | 812-298-2285 | kgrayless2@ivytech.edu

If you're a company interested in creating an Achieve Your Degree partnership with Ivy Tech to help your employees skill up through tuition assistance, contact:
Brooks David Weszely | 812-298-2304 | bweszely@ivytech.edu

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Lisa Beasley 
Talent Connections Manager of Ivy+ Career Link
AYD County Coordinator
Office: 317.921.4863
Lbeasley29@ivytech.edu

Indianapolis Contact Information:
Katrina Jones, Director of Employer-Sponsored Students
Joshua Obermeyer, AYD Enrollment Specialist

Email: Indianapolis-AYD@ivytech.edu
Request a Meeting: https://link.ivytech.edu/AYD-Meeting

Lake County has 3 full-service locations. Select a location below to see their Achieve Your Degree Employer Partnerships.

Ivy Tech Lawrenceburg/Batesville has partnerships with the following area companies for the Achieve Your Degree program. If you work for one of these companies, contact your HR department to learn more.

  • Batesville Products
  • Batesville Tool and Die
  • FCN Bank
  • Friendship State Bank
  • Krauss-Maffei Corp.
  • Rising Star Casino
  • Valeo – Greensburg
  • Wood Miser

Ivy Tech Madison has partnerships with the following local companies for the Achieve Your Degree program. If you work for one of these companies, contact your HR department to learn more.

LOCAL EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS

Arvin Sango
Clifty Engineering
Dorman Products
Friendship State Bank
German American Bank
Grote Industries
King's Daughters' Health
Meese
Madison Precision Products
Nucor Tubular Products
State of Indiana
SuperATV
Vehicle Service Group

 

The Ivy Tech Muncie/Henry County Service Area has partnerships with the following area companies for the Achieve Your Degree program. If you work for one of these companies, contact your HR department to learn more. 

  • Albany Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center
  • American Woodmark
  • Arrowhead Plastic Engineering
  • Ball State University
  • Bethel Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center
  • Crew Carwash
  • D1 Mold & Tool
  • Dannar
  • Element Resource
  • GKN Aerospace
  • Grede Casting Integrity
  • Magna Powertrain
  • Magnolia Health Systems
  • MTPG
  • Muncie Power Products
  • Mursix
  • The Excel Center
  • Willow Bend Living Center

If you're a student interested in earning your credential at Ivy Tech through your employer's Achieve Your Degree partnership, contact:
Corbin Black | 765-748-1080 | cblack26@ivytech.edu

If you're a company interested in creating an Achieve Your Degree partnership with Ivy Tech to help your employees skill up through tuition assistance, contact:
Corbin Black |765-748-1080 | cblack26@ivytech.edu

Contact:  
Lorie Sieczko
lsieczko@ivytech.edu 

If you're a student interested in earning your credential at Ivy Tech through your employer's Achieve Your Degree partnership, contact:
Kim Grayless | 812-298-2285 | kgrayless2@ivytech.edu

If you're a company interested in creating an Achieve Your Degree partnership with Ivy Tech to help your employees skill up through tuition assistance, contact:
Brooks David Weszely | 812-298-2304 | bweszely@ivytech.edu

local employer PARTNERSHIPS

Ivy Tech Terre Haute has partnerships with the following local companies for the Achieve Your Degree program. If you work for one of these companies, contact your HR department to learn more. When you're ready to apply to the program, click on the "Apply Now" link next to your employer.

ADVICS Apply Now
Amazon Apply Now
American Senior Communities Apply Now
Ascension Apply Now
The Bowen Center Apply Now
Brampton Brick Apply Now
BrightSpring Health Services Apply Now
Cadillac Products Apply Now
CarDon & Associates Apply Now
Castle Healthcare Apply Now
Child Adult Resource Services Apply Now
Circle K Apply Now
Community Health Network Hospitals Apply Now
Crew Carwash Apply Now
Franciscan Alliance Apply Now
GE Aviation Apply Now
Geon Performance Solutions Apply Now
German American Bank Apply Now
Good Samaritan Hospital Apply Now
Goodwill Industries Apply Now
Indiana State Personnel Department Apply Now
Magnolia Health Systems
  • Breckenridge Health & Rehabilitation
  • Vermillion Convalescent Center
  • Westridge Health Care Center
Apply Now
McDonald's Apply Now
Miller's Health Systems Apply Now
North American Lighting Apply Now
NSK Corporation Apply Now
Putnam County Hospital Apply Now
Raybestos Powertrain, LLC Apply Now
Rick's Auto Service Apply Now
Saturn Pet Care Apply Now
Steel Technologies Apply Now
Sullivan Co. Community Hospital Apply Now
The Hometown Savings Bank Apply Now
Thompson Thrift Apply Now
TLC Management, Inc. Apply Now

Trilogy (covers CNA/QMA certifications)

  • Cobblestone Crossing Health Campus
  • Harrison's Crossing Health Campus
  • Mill Pond Health Campus
  • The Villas at Cobblestone Crossing
Apply Now
Union Hospital Apply Now
UPS (United Parcel Service) Apply Now
Valley Professionals Community Health Apply Now
Vigo County Public Library Apply Now
Westminster Village Apply Now
West Side Tractor Sales Apply Now

State of Indiana Government Employee Achieve Your Degree Partnership

In partnership with the State of Indiana, Ivy Tech is offering state employees an affordable education with no upfront costs. The Achieve Your Degree (AYD) program offers the flexibility to pursue educational opportunities in more than 70 degree programs, more than 40 of which are offered at the Terre Haute campus. The Achieve Your Degree partnership with the state allows tuition assistance of up to $5,250 per academic year to eligible employees. Students can earn an associate degree, short-term certificate, or workforce certification in numerous fields. Contact your agency's HR Director to learn more or visit the webpage.

Apply Now

Virtual On-Demand Service:
Video | Voice | Chat
Monday–Friday | 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET
Enter Zoom Room →

Ivy Tech Warsaw has partnerships with the following local companies for the Achieve Your Degree program. If you work for one of these companies, contact your HR department to learn more.

LOCAL EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS

  • Adams Woodcrest
  • Avery Dennison
  • Bard Construction
  • Bowen
  • Byron Health (Recovery Health)
  • Carlex
  • CPI Card Group
  • Eaton
  • Felger Hart
  • Golden Years
  • Lake City Bank (Warsaw)
  • Lutheran Health Network
  • Lutheran Life Villages
  • Martin Yale
  • Mason Healthcare (Warsaw)
  • Metal Technologies/MTI
  • Mitsuba
  • Numerix
  • OJI
  • Parkview Health
  • Passages
  • Shuttleworth
  • Steuben County REMC
  • Vera Bradley
  • Warner Electric
  • Zimmer-Biomet

NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH CREW CARWASH

Earlier this year, Ivy Tech and Crew Carwash teamed up to offer Crew team members the opportunity to attend Ivy Tech through a combination of in-person and online coursework with no out-of-pocket costs for the student.

Questions About Deferred Payment?

Contact an Achieve Your Degree Coordinator

Your local Achieve Your Degree coordinator is available to answer any questions you have about the Achieve Your Degree program or deferred billing authorizations and can help you get set up.

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