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Ivy Tech Community College

South Bend, IN (0 mi)
Indianapolis, IN (138 mi)
Gary, IN (60 mi)
Fort Wayne, IN (85 mi)
(additional locations) 
 
Location:
Elkhart
2521 Industrial Parkway
Elkhart, IN 46516
(574) 293-4657 ext. 4300

South Bend
220 Dean Johnson Blvd.
South Bend, IN 46601
(574) 289-7001 ext. 5325
 
 
School Type: Public
 
Enrollment: 120,447 (across 24 campuses)
 
Tuition: Per credit hour
 
Degrees: Certificates, Certifications, Degrees
 
Most Popular Majors: Depends on campus location
 
Support Services:
The mission of DSS is to provide access to College programs, services, activities, and facilities for students with disabilities; to provide student advocacy; to encourage the highest levels of academic and personal achievement; and to advocate for an accessible environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
 
Equipment accommodation:
  • Equipment listed below is available at the South Bend campus for use with students with disabilities
  • OMNI 3000- Reading machine where the text appears on the screen and is highlighted as it is simultaneously read out loud to the student over earphones. This machine can also magnify text.
  • Zoom Tech- This software enlarges print, used with hard copy texts of any sort.
  • Dragon Dictate- This is a voice recognition program that enables students to dictate papers without using their hands to type.
  • BAT- This is a one handed keyboard for use with computer systems. Right handed and left handed BATs are available.
  • Loop- FM remote. It looks like two walkmans. One is for the student where they use T cell of hearing aid to enhance the sound of instructor’s voice. Instructor’s equipment is a walkman device with a small lapel microphone.

Support Services:

  • Tutoring available through the Learning Lab
  • Proctored testing situation arranged by the student, Coordinator for Disabilities Services, and the Learning Lab
  • Access to Recording for the Blind (RFB), national organization, which supplies taped textbooks
  • Notetaker services, using volunteer student notetaker
Cathleen Cassady
Coordinator Disabilities Services
574.289.7001 Ext. 5340