Sue Ellspermann, President of Ivy Tech Community, announced at the State Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 9, an extension of the Ivy+ Textbooks program. Ivy+ will continue to cover the cost of required textbooks for all eligible students in the 2022-23 academic year.

This is the second year textbooks will be provided at no cost to students.

In Fall 2021, more than 55,000 students received free textbooks for a savings to students of over $14 million. In spring 2022, more than 47,000 students have already enrolled and will receive similar savings.

Ivy Tech’s Ivy+ tuition program also continues in 2022-23, providing a new tuition model for full-time students.

When students take at least 12 credit hours a semester, they pay a flat rate and can add additional credit hours for no additional cost.

The flat rate encourages full-time students to take additional courses each term, helping them graduate faster and save money.

As part of the Ivy+ tuition program, part-time students will see their tuition frozen in 2022-23 at the same rate as the previous academic year and will pay the lowest per-credit-hour fee in the state.