For 10 years, College Cooperative Southeast (CCS) has served the people of Decatur County by providing access to a variety of course offerings close to home.
Throughout this time, fiscal agency for CCS was handled by Indiana State University. However, in the late fall of 2009, an examination of the cooperative’s services showed that 90 percent of students were taking Ivy Tech courses. As a result, CCS Regional Director Lisa Deck explained, the Commission of Higher Education and the State Budget Agency determined that Ivy Tech would be the more sensible choice for a fiscal agent.
This change, Deck noted, took place seamlessly for most of the CCS students. While administrative changes were made, the experience of those seeking services has not. She explained that while CCS is now an arm of Ivy Tech, it continues to market courses from a variety of institutions.
“Our job is to help them find what school will serve them the best. That is still what our role is as a college cooperative,” she said.
From Deck’s perspective, this change provides an opportunity for learning centers throughout the region to work even more closely with Ivy Tech in becoming the front door to education. With Indiana State University, it was a two-hour drive to meet face-to-face, she explained. With Ivy Tech much closer, the potential interactions could help to grow learning centers in Indiana, she noted.
“We are continuing to develop those partnerships with the four-year institutions through distance education and moving forward in being innovative and taking the cooperative to the next level,” she said. “We will continue to work toward making sure that in rural Indiana we are able to raise the level of education, and that is the whole reason we want to do it close to home.”
Deck explained that it is getting harder for families to send their children away to college. For some, it places a college education far out of reach. Through the connections created by CCS, students can stay at home for either part or all of their university experience - all close to home, she noted.
For more information about college classes in and around Greensburg, call Lisa Deck at 812-593-4288.
News
CCS Cooperating With New College Partner
- News
-
-
Week for Wishes ends optimistically
Down the road a bit from the multitude of Relay for Life fundraising activities taking place at the Decatur County Fairgrounds, the local chapter of the Make a Wish Foundation hosted a variety of fun events all their own.
-
Relay touts big numbers
Hundreds of area residents gathered at the Decatur County Fairgrounds over the weekend, each doing his or her part to take a stand against cancer.
-
"Kindy 500" a fun fest for all
There were no engines to start Thursday afternoon, and the racing "track" offered significantly less space and ground to cover compared to a certain race being staged this Sunday, but that did nothing to dampen the spirit among students as they participated in the 1st "Kindy 500" at Greensburg's Good Shepherd Academy.
-
School's out!
The children of Greensburg Elementary School were more than happy to mug for the camera en route to boarding the school buses that would soon ferry them on to summer vacation Monday afternoon.
-
FSA reminds producers to file Annual Report of Acreage
Julia A. Wickard, State Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Indiana today reminded producers to submit their annual report of acreage to their local FSA county office to meet FSA program eligibility requirements.
-
Surviving Decatur County's storm season
In an interview last September, meteorologist and Greensburg native Brian Schoettmer with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Louisville, Ky., told the Daily News that early-through-mid-spring and late fall tend to be the busiest and most dangerous times of the year for tornadoes and other severe weather in the Ohio Valley region.
-
Strawberry Festival date announced
The Decatur County United Fund's annual Strawberry Festival is set for Friday, June 1, on the south side of the courthouse square.
-
GoGreensburg silent auction
An autographed hat and photo card, complete with authentication papers, will be up for bids at a silent auction Monday.
-
Running Clinic ready to take off
Children planning to spend the early portion of their summer in a brisk jog may find the upcoming Decatur County Youth Running Clinic much to their liking.
-
Man held after assaulting police
A Greensburg man is in the custody of the Decatur County Jail following a drug-induced assault on police Thursday night.
- More News Headlines
-
Serial Stabbings Suspect Guilty of Murder
Facebook Shares Continue Negative Slide
8 Hurt in Oklahoma Shooting After NBA Playoff
US Airways: Diverted Flight Has 'Landed Safely'
A Few Odd Business Sparks but Europe Gloomy
Revived Focus on Regulation After JPMorgan Loss
Gerard Butler: the Good, the Bad and the Cannes
At Least 25 Dead in India Train Collision
Raw Video: Private Rocket Blasts Off
Boy to Rescuers: 'Do You Have a Plan?'
Doctors and Devotees Debate Barefoot Running
Blacks Seek to Find Their Own Missing
Houston Museum Unveils $85 Million Dinosaur Hall
Chicago Police: 90 Arrested in NATO Protests
Ex-Rutgers Student Gets 30 Days in Webcam Case
Obama Sees Inspiration in Joplin Graduates
Raw Video: Man Saved After Niagara Falls Plunge
NATO: Afghan Exit 'Irreversible'
Catholic Groups Sue Over Contraception Mandate
4 Arrested After Man's Beating at Dodger Stadium
