For example, the two systems have different benefits packages and retirement plans. Although Vincennes has agreed to pay the cost of the classes taught at Ivy Tech, it is not clear who will pay for student support services such as counseling and financial aid. We need to be held harmless. Some believe the political fight is not over and that the legislature might revisit its decision to establish the Ivy Tech-Vincennes joint venture. But Stan Jones said that won't happen.
Community colleges are very popular with the general public.
Many are convinced that Ivy Tech and Vincennes eventually will merge into one system, and that the two-year degree programs now offered by Indiana University, Purdue and other state universities will be phased out. Whatever happens is likely to have a distinctive Indiana touch. We have a rich array of institutions that have just sort of accreted, without any overall plan.