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Achieve Your Degree is a smart way for working adults to learn new skills and earn a certificate or associate degree from Ivy Tech with no tuition costs. Ivy Tech staff will come to your workplace to help you through every step of the process. To get started:
- See if your employer is part of the Achieve Your Degree program. You can do this by asking your internal HR department or checking the list of participating employers on this page. The list of statewide employer partners can be found above, and you can check for additional local partnerships lower on this page in the "Local Achieve Your Degree Employer Partnerships" dropdown. Select the campus location closest to your employer.
If you are an employee of a qualifying agency or department for the State of Indiana Personnel Department partnership, you must complete an employer-specific application. Learn more about the unique application process for the State of Indiana Personnel Department - Apply for the Achieve Your Degree program. Each employer partner has a unique online application for the program. Call or email the Achieve Your Degree contact at your local campus to request the application link of your employer.
Some application links are provided in the "Local Achieve Your Degree Employer Partnerships" dropdown on this page if you select the campus location closest to your employer and click "Apply Now" next to the employer of your choice. - Complete a Deferred Tuition Request Form. Send it to the Achieve Your Degree statewide office by email: r12-AYDStatewide@ivytech.edu or fax: (812) 429-1483.
- Register for Classes. Once you've been enrolled in the Achieve Your Degree program, it's time to register for classes. Learn How to Register for Classes
- See if your employer is part of the Achieve Your Degree program. You can do this by asking your internal HR department or checking the list of participating employers on this page. The list of statewide employer partners can be found above, and you can check for additional local partnerships lower on this page in the "Local Achieve Your Degree Employer Partnerships" dropdown. Select the campus location closest to your employer.
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Before you begin classes, fill out the Deferred Tuition Request Form.
Submit the completed form to the Achieve Your Degree statewide office:
Email: r12-AYDStatewide@ivytech.edu
Fax: (812) 429-1483
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.
- Clipper and Soul
- 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
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
Decatur County
Jackson County
Jennings County
Johnson County
Shelby County
| Ryobi Die Casting | Apply now |
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
- BrightSpring Health Services
- CarDon & Associates
- CenterPoint Energy
- Circle K
- Clouds of Joy Preschool & Learning Center
- Community Action Program of Evansville (CAPE)
- Deaconess Hospital
- EVSC
- German American Bancorp
- High Point Child Care Learning Center
- Hummingbird Daycare Ministry
- Joshua Academy Preschool
- Kid City USA
- Kindergate
- Liberty Credit Union
- Milestones Child Development Center
- Miller's Health Systems
- Old National Bank
- 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
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
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.
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
Virtual On-Demand Service:
Video | Voice | Chat
Monday–Friday | 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m. ET
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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
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
SuperATV
Vehicle Service Group
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.
Local Employer Partnerships
| ADVICS | Apply Now |
| Amazon | Apply Now |
| Brampton Brick | Apply Now |
| Cadillac Products | Apply Now |
| Child Adult Resource Services | Apply Now |
| Circle K | Apply Now |
| GE Aviation | Apply Now |
| Geon Performance Solutions | Apply Now |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Apply Now |
| Hamilton Center | Apply Now |
| Liberty Trailers | Apply Now |
| Magnolia Health Systems | Apply Now |
| Breckenridge Health & Rehabilitation | |
| Vermillion Convalescent Center | |
| Westridge Health Care Center | |
| Miller's Health System | Apply Now |
| North American Lighting | Apply Now |
| Raybestos Powertrain, LLC | Apply Now |
| Sullivan Co. Community Hospital | Apply Now |
| The Hometown Savings Bank | Apply Now |
| Thompson Thrift | Apply Now |
| Trans-Care Ambulance | Apply Now |
| Trilogy (covers CNA/QMA certifications) | Apply Now |
| Cobblestone Crossing Health Campus | |
| Harrison's Crossing Health Campus | |
| Mill Pond Health Campus | |
| The Villas at Cobblestone Crossing | |
| Union Health | Apply Now |
| UPS (United Parcel Service) | Apply Now |
| Westminster Village | Apply Now |
Virtual On-Demand Service:
Video | Voice | Chat
Monday–Friday | 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET
Enter Zoom Room →
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.
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
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
