INDIANAPOLIS — On Thursday, May 6 75 Indy Achieves scholars walked across the stage to receive their diploma as a part of the Spring 2022 graduating class at Ivy Tech Community College – Indianapolis. Indy Achieves, housed at EmployIndy, is an initiative from 2018 that aims to ensure that every Indianapolis resident has the ability to pursue and complete a postsecondary credential or degree program.
By 2025, 60% of Indiana jobs will require some form of postsecondary credentials, yet currently just 40% of Marion County residents hold credentials beyond high school. Indy Achieves is committed to increasing the proportion of Indianapolis adults with high-quality postsecondary credentials to 65% of residents by 2027, and to eliminating attainment gaps that currently exist for minority residents.
To accomplish the goals of increasing opportunities for postsecondary credentials, Indy Achieves works to increase the number of individuals who apply for existing financial aid programs such as 21st Century Scholars and FAFSA as well as provide Promise Scholarships, Completion Grants, and wraparound support services for Marion County students who attend Ivy Tech Indianapolis and IUPUI.
Marion County residents who are interested in receiving a completion grant to attend Ivy Tech Community College for the Fall 2022 term must submit an application before July 15, 2022. Marion County residents who are interested in receiving a completion grant to attend IUPUI for the Fall 2022 term must submit an application before June 1, 2022.
Individuals interested in applying for promise scholarships or completion grants can learn more at indyachieves.org.