Ivy Tech to cut ribbon on Industrial Career Academy
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Ivy Tech Community College will mark the grand opening of the new Industrial Career Academy at its Crawfordsville satellite campus on Friday. The academy is designed to create a high school-to-career pathway for students in Montgomery and Boone counties.
Ivy Tech is partnering on the academy with the Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center, or IN-MaC, at Purdue University, West Central Indiana CTE and several industry partners.
Plans for the ICA were first announced in February. Through the academy, students will be connected with industry partners to obtain skills training and work experience in manufacturing with the goal of being able to make informed decisions about their future upon graduation.
“We strive to align our high school curriculum with the Next Level Program of Study that fits those industry needs,” IN-MaC Program Manager Lisa Deck told IIB in February. “We pride ourselves in making sure that we have embedded deep, work-based learning opportunities for these students.”
The industry partners involved in the academy include Lakeside Book Co., an Illinois-based printing services company with a presence in Crawfordsville, as well as Pace Dairy Foods in Crawfordsville and Closure Systems International in Indianapolis.
The two-year program will open to high school juniors and seniors in the Crawfordsville, North Montgomery, Southmont and Western Boone school districts.
Juniors in the program will work one day per week with an industry partner, following a supervised training plan. In the first semester of their senior year, students will move up to three days per week before moving into a paid internship in the second semester.
Students will also be able to earn credits at Ivy Tech and work toward an Industrial Electrical Certificate.
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Industrial Career Academy is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Friday. Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann and Crawfordsvile Mayor Todd Barton will join other academic and business leaders for the event.