Business View Magazine May 2023

197 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 5 SCHOOL CI T Y OF HOBART High School, the Ivy Tech team has funding through the state to help students cross the finish line by taking their final courses at the college over the summer free of charge. “There isn’t anything we don’t do,” says Traci Bryan, director of K14 initiatives at Ivy Tech Community College. “If they’re missing one class, then I’m talking to the vice-chancellor, saying I have to offer this class. If one student misses one class to get their credential, we are all over it,” Buffington remarks. The program has been a huge success since 2018, with 28,898 credits achieved, and $4,422,967.03 in tuition and college costs saved to date. The class of 2023 will be graduating with over $1.5 million in savings this year. “There are plenty of kids who will tell you they’ve left here with a two-year degree and they have two years of college left, or they’re going into graduate school and how much money they’ve saved,” Buffington says. “I have a girl graduating this year with three years of college. She’s going into molecular biology, and we are amazed at her. She has 89 college credits. I can tell you wonderful success stories of kids that leave with certificates as well that are very successful because their pathway choice makes them happy in life.”