Ivy Tech Board Gives Approval for Another New Health Degree

April 14, 2005      

BLOOMINGTON, IN – Today the Ivy Tech Community College Board of Trustees gave approval to Ivy Tech – Bloomington to offer an Associate of Science degree in Health Information Technology. The proposal will now go to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for final approval. Ivy Tech officials hope to be able to offer the new degree program during the fall 2005 semester. The Health Information Technology degree is just one of a number of life and health sciences degrees that Ivy Tech – Bloomington has added to its inventory over the past year. Degrees in Radiation Therapy, Respiratory Care, and Biotechnology have already been approved by the Commission, and an associates degree in Kinesiology is currently making its way through the process. Ivy Tech-Bloomington’s dean of academic affairs, James O. Smith, stated that the addition of the Health Information Technology program augments Ivy Tech’s expanding life and health science initiative: “This program provides students another opportunity for careers in the life and health sciences, and it will complement degrees already approved by the Commission. Ivy Tech is committed to being a workforce provider in the new regional life science economy.” The Health Information Technology degree program will prepare students to work in the fields of health information and medical records management. In addition to the opportunities the program will offer students, it will benefit the medical community by providing employees in health information management for the expanding health care needs in the region. Students who complete the associate of science degree will be able to transfer to IUPUI to complete a baccalaureate degree in Health Administration in the School of Informatics. For more information about the program, call (812) 330-6350. Ivy Tech-Bloomington is located at 200 Daniels Way on the west side of Bloomington. .