Mid-America Science Park (MASPark) is pleased to announce that Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus will be teaching summer courses in Scottsburg at MASPark starting June 9 through August 2. The eight-week summer session will provide undergraduate students with general education courses.
Specific courses offered include: Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Integrated Reading & Writing, English Composition, Tech Foundations, First Year Seminar and Essentials of Algebra. Specific course dates and times can be found by accessing Ivy Tech’s interactive class schedule at www.ivytech.edu/columbus.
“The Mid-America Science Park is making higher education more accessible to residents in and around Scott County,” said Randy Proffitt, Ivy Tech’s executive director of marketing and communications. “Area residents can learn valuable skills that are in high demand from area employers or transfer their Ivy Tech credits to most any university in the Midwest. MASPark provides a convenient location where students have access to the most affordable college education in Indiana.”
Ivy Tech also is offering a Welding Institute at MASPark. The 40-week program includes instruction and hands-on lab activities. Classes focus on technology, with math, reading and writing exercises embedded in class projects. The Welding Institute was created in response to a growing demand for welders with advanced skills in Southern Indiana. Classes are in session now, and a grand opening ceremony will be held at MASPark on April 15.
To apply for classes or to register for the Welding Institute, please call the Admissions Office at Ivy Tech at (812) 374-5341.
