Indiana public colleges cut 200 degree programs following new state law

Indiana public colleges to cut or merge about 580 programs due to state law

A new statute took effect last year that seeks to cull academic offerings that produce low numbers of graduates.

Dozens of programs at ISU affected by state enrollment decision

Dozens of Indiana State University academic programs are being affected in various ways by action of the Commission for Higher Education on Wednesday.

Indiana public colleges cut 200 degree programs following new state law

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education approved the final list of degrees that are staying and going after a state law implemented enrollment quotas.

Higher ed commission approves consolidation, elimination of hundreds of degrees

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Hundreds of college degrees will be either wound down or folded into other programs following a Wednesday vote by the Commission for Higher Education. The vote follows months of negotiations between the commission and the state’s seven public colleges and universities: Ball State University, Indiana State University, IU, Ivy Tech, Purdue University, the University of Southern Indiana, and Vincennes University. After state l…

Hundreds of college programs eliminated, but the majority serving students remain

Indiana University's Sample Gates are pictured in Bloomington, Indiana, on April 18, 2022. (Photo by Madelyn Hanes/Indiana Capital Chronicle)The Indiana Commission for Higher Education voted Wednesday to consolidate, suspend, eliminate or monitor more than 1,000 low-enrolled degree programs at Hoosier public colleges and universities. The commission spent the past nine months reviewing 2,300 academic programs to identify low-enrolled degrees to …

Indiana Overhauls Higher Ed: 1,000+ low-enrolled degree programs cut or consolidated

INDIANA — The Indiana Commission on Higher Education (CHE) took sweeping action Wednesday, voting to eliminate, suspend, or merge more than 1,000 degree programs across the state’s public universities. The move is part of a legislative mandate to align higher education with high-demand career paths. The review, sparked by House Enrolled Act 1001, evaluated 3,400 programs over nine months to identify degrees with consistently low graduation rate…