Press Releases for Indiana Business College

Press Releases for Indiana Business College
Most of these news releases were intended to provide value to readers on particular topics, while using IBC staff as subject matter experts to subtly market the college. You may click on any title to jump to that article.

Indiana Business College is as good as gold

Leading Information Security firm to present at Indiana Business College

Medical careers continue to be in demand

Thirst for home technology creating career opportunities

No free money? Look under the umbrella

Scholarship dollars beyond imagination

College on the desktop:
online courses and programs revolutionizing education

AHIMA announces new Certified Coding Specialist—Physician-Based at Terre Haute IBC campus

Indiana Business College is as good as gold

In January, the Admissions Marketing Report, the leading publication for higher education marketing, announced that Indiana Business College (IBC) had received a gold award in the publications annual Admissions Advertising Awards competition, open to all colleges.
IBC received this honor in the single newspaper ad category, and is the first time the college has ever won such an award. IBC also received a silver award in the television ad series category.

“We change lives, one student at a time®” is IBC’s trademarked slogan, and all of IBC’s advertising and marketing efforts seek to promote this. “We see ourselves as not just a provider of education, but, more importantly, a changer of lives,” says Jamie Wyse, IBC’s Corporate Vice President. “And it isn’t just something we say; it’s something we work very hard at. It’s very flattering to be recognized with these awards, but the real reward is seeing our students succeed.”

The newspaper and television ads are part of a comprehensive communication plan that began at the beginning of this year, and are the result of a comprehensive research project conducted last year. “We held 47 focus groups with students to find out what was most important to them about a college education, how IBC could provide it, and how we could best communicate that to prospective students,” explains Wyse. “First we reengineered how we serve our students, then we reengineered how we speak to them. I didn’t expect to see such positive results so soon.”

More than 1,000 colleges and 2,000 entries made this year’s contest the largest in the competition’s 20-year history. All 50 states were represented, as well as several foreign countries. Colleges can submit entries in any of more than 25 categories, and compete with other schools within their group. Groups are based primarily on size and type of institution. IBC’s was the only Indiana school recognized in the Business/Trade/Vocational group.

Entries in the Admissions Advertising Awards are judged by a panel of experts that includes admissions marketers, advertising agency creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals, and board members of the Admissions Marketing Report. The panel judges entries on the criteria of overall creativity, marketing execution, and impact of message.

Indiana Business College is a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree-granting institution that concentrates on career-focused education. It has been educating students for more than 100 years, and today offers more than 20 programs across its 10 Indiana campuses, as well as delivering many courses online. IBC graduates can immediately enter their chosen field upon graduation, and/or continue their education by pursuing their Bachelor’s Degree through IBC’s transfer and articulation agreements with four-year colleges.

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Leading Information Security firm to present at Indiana Business College

IP3 Inc., widely recognized as the nation’s leader in information security education and research, will be conducting a two-day workshop on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 15 and 16, on cutting-edge issues in internet and information security. The seminar, From Strategy to Reality: Implementing a Policy Centric IT Security Architecture, is being held at the Indianapolis campus of Indiana Business College at 550 E. Washington St.

Security is a significant and growing concern in information technology. This comprehensive and timely program is designed for IT staff and corporate executives facing critical issues such as:
• firewalls and perimeter defense
• wireless deployment
• ever-more-invasive spam
• internal theft of intellectual property
• Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• cryptokey management
• securing VoIP

“Indiana Business College is proud to host this nationally recognized IT security seminar at our college,” says Pat Mozley, IBC Indianapolis Campus Regional Director. “We currently offer one course in Network Administration and Security in our Business Administration/Network Technology program,” she explains. “But we are in the process of reengineering our IT programs, and security is certainly one of the major elements that we are looking at incorporating more deeply into our curriculum.”

Ken Kousky, IP3 CEO says, “We are pleased that Indiana Business College is committed to bringing vital educational programs to the markets they serve, and this IT security seminar represents a joint step in the right direction. Both private industry and government can gain a wealth of insight from this area of study, and the partnership of private industry expertise and an established educational institution provides an invaluable means to deliver the lessons learned.”
This workshop provides a balance of theory and real-case scenarios to demonstrate how security systems have been breached and what solutions are out there to prevent it from happening to local businesses and organizations.

Cost to attend the seminar is $795. For course outline, registration information, event location information, and agenda for this intensive two-day overview on the latest security vulnerabilities and technologies, visit www.ip3seminars.com. Seating is limited, so those interested are encouraged to register soon. It will not be necessary to bring along a computer. A light breakfast will be served, and is included in the tuition.

IP3 Seminars is a subsidiary of IP3 Inc. (www.ip3inc.com), the leader in Intellectual Publishing, Sales, and Distribution. IP3 Inc. provides a full range of services targeted at assisting emerging and expanding technology companies including: strategic product guidance on modifying the IP product, educational marketing, technical training, product support, and channel development and management.

Indiana Business College is a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree-granting institution that concentrates on career-focused education. It has been educating students for more than 100 years, and today offers more than 20 programs across its 10 Indiana campuses, as well as delivering many courses online. IBC graduates can immediately enter their chosen field upon graduation, and/or continue their education by pursuing their Bachelor’s Degree through IBC’s transfer and articulation agreements with four-year colleges.

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Medical careers continue to be in demand

For years health care professionals have been in big demand, and that trend shows no sign of stopping.

Of the U.S. Department of Labor’s list of the top 30 fastest-growing careers for 2002-2012, more than half fall under the umbrella of health care. And that includes seven of the top ten. Topping the list is the category of Medical Assistants, predicted to grow by 59 percent. A wide variety of aides, therapists, and technicians will also be in great demand.

Fueling this need for health care workers is the aging baby-boomer generation, whose health care needs are increasing. But there are other reasons as well. According to Vicki Thomas, Director of Medical Programs at Indiana Business College, “It isn’t just that the baby boomers are getting older. It’s also that people are living longer; advances have been made in health care, giving more care options to more people; and specialization in the medical field is on the increase.”

There are several aspects of health care careers that make them attractive. Thomas explains, “Certainly there is a lot of job security, due to the high demand. There’s also a lot of flexibility; different shifts in a hospital, for instance. Plus—and this is a big one that we hear every day—there’s also the personal reward that many health care professionals get simply by being in a position where they can help people.”

One additional appeal of health care careers actually is in place before students enter the work force. That is, most of these fast-growing careers require less time for a concentrated education or training than the others. Of the high-demand health care careers listed by the Department of Labor, only three of them generally require education beyond an Associate Degree.

Part of this has to do with the intensity of education allied health students receive. At Indiana Business College, for example, all allied health students do a 12-week externship in their final quarter, which puts them in physician offices, clinics, hospitals, and other health care facilities for 16 hours a week. Students learn while they perform their duties, acquire actual hands-on experience, and make valuable networking contacts for their future careers. In addition to whatever networking and job prospecting students do on their own, Thomas is proud of the fact that, through the school’s Career Services Office, each graduate gets at least two qualified leads for prospective employment.

Thomas and IBC’s medical faculty maintain regular communication with area health care providers such as clinics and hospitals in order to keep pace with the demands of the health care market. Currently IBC offers nine allied health programs, including Medical Assisting, Medical Records Technician, Medical Coding Technology , Medical Office Assistant, Health Claims Examiner, Surgical Technician, Therapeutic Massage, and Therapeutic Massage and Bodyworks. Additional medical programs are currently under development.

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Thirst for home technology creating career opportunities

Meet George Jetson, head of the futuristic Jetson cartoon family. Using a remote keypad from the comfort of his easy chair, he can control almost any household function, from preparing a steak dinner to summoning the robot maid. Now meet Bill Gates, head of the colossal Microsoft technology family. Using a remote keypad from the comfort of his easy chair—or a keyboard from the comfort of his remote office—he can control a dazzling array of household functions, from opening the garage door to turning on the air conditioning.

What makes this possible was something the makers of the Jetsons probably never fully conceived. But what makes Mr. Gates’s gadgetry possible today is known as “home technology integration.” Some more Jetsonesque examples that are reality today: lights can be programmed to automatically come on when you come home. Speakers might be hidden and triggered by motion or a wearing a metal pin that would allow music to follow people from room to room. Portable touch pads can be set to control everything from the TV sets to the temperature and the lights, which manually or automatically brighten or dim to fit the room environment or match outdoor light. Outdoor sprinklers could be turned on or off remotely depending on weather conditions.

Home technology integration brings together previously disparate home technologies, including home theater, telecommunications, security, lighting, HVAC, utilities, automation, and more. Traditionally, for instance, the cable company handled the cable; the phone company handled the phone; the electronics store handled the audio/video, etc. Today, however, homeowners can increasingly turn to a single source that can deliver any number of these products and services in one integrated, user-friendly package.

And it’s no longer only for the wealthy. More and more consumers are wanting to upscale their homes with this once-futuristic technology. Until recently confined to homes costing a half million dollars or more, technology integration is now common in new homes in price ranges as low as $100,000. According to Randy Monteith, owner of Sound Design Inc. in Greenwood, Indiana, “Home technology integration is growing by leaps and bounds. I tell builders that it’s no longer a luxury when building new homes—it’s a necessity.”

This is creating a significant and growing demand for workers able to bring all this technology together. Home technology integration, sometimes called electronic systems technology, is classified by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as an “emerging” occupation. Colleges and technical institutes have responded by creating educational programs in this field One such school is the Indianapolis campus of Indiana Business College, which began offering its Home Technology Integrator program in September 2004 following input from area employers. Monteith has agreed to join the IBC advisory board for this program. He says, “Having someone who has some book smarts as well as hands-on experience is definitely very valuable.”

IBC currently has 10 students enrolled in this five-semester, associate in applied science degree program. According to the program’s lead instructor, Dave Newton, prospects are indeed bright for these students. “I know a warehouse manager for an area supplier of electronic products,” explains Newton. “He told me he has contacts with about 50 different companies, and that, when I have graduates, he could probably place every single one. That’s how much of a demand there is.”

Students can also be enthusiastic about the anticipated earnings following graduation. According to a 2004 study conducted by the Electronic Systems Industry Consortium, entry-level wages for installers and technicians average $12.73 per hour, and $21.16 per hour for those with more experience. Wages are about three dollars more, respectively, for those doing system design work. The Consortium also cites a high preference among employers for students who have completed a degree or apprenticeship.

Nick Cunningham, an IBC student currently enrolled in the college’s Home Technology Integrator program, already has two other degrees from IBC, but he’s particularly excited about home technology. “I’ve done some projects in this area, like installing home theater systems and some computer networking, but I really like how this program brings it all together as far as how computers interact with the other technologies.”
While we’re still a ways away from driving our personal spacecraft to work and dropping off family members in little glass pods, many of the home amenities enjoyed by George Jetson are, in fact, here today. And the convenience and luxury we enjoy as consumers make for an outstanding career opportunity for those trained to bring them all together under one roof.

Anyone with questions about this exciting, emerging field are welcome to contact Jim Schuld, IBC Director of Admissions, at (317) 264-5656 or 1-800-999-9229.

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No free money? Look under the umbrella

This time of year is, as we all know, when we agonize over preparing our income tax returns. And for those with children who are high-school seniors or have dependent children in college, the agony can be even greater, since tax time also means it’s financial aid time. The good news is that there is more than one source for financial aid.

Uncle Sam continues to be the largest source of financial aid. Several federal programs help students and their families fund the high cost of a college education. There are some misconceptions, however, about what these programs offer, how they work, and how they are interrelated. Explains Stacie Lloyd, Financial Aid Director at Indiana Business College, “Students, and especially parents, often come in and say, ‘We won’t qualify for financial aid because of our income.’ But they don’t realize that financial aid is more than just grants and scholarships. There are also several types of loans available, all of which are part of the complete financial aid umbrella.”

Federal grants, such as the Pell Grant and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), are based strictly on financial need, as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which all financial aid applicants must complete and file. This is the “free money” that college-bound students and their parents are most interested in, since it does not need to be repaid. But even if you have an income that puts you out of range of grant money, you still have to complete a FAFSA to determine to what extent you qualify for loans.This is part of the “umbrella” Lloyd refers to.

The largest federal loan program, the Stafford Loan, can be structured in one of two ways. The “subsidized” Stafford Loan is based on demonstrated financial need, and the interest is paid by the government while the student is in school at least half time. The “unsubsidized” Stafford Loan is offered regardless of financial need, interest accrues while the student is in school, and that interest can either be paid or added to the loan principal and deferred until after graduation. Another federal loan, the Parent PLUS loan, is available at an attractive, annually adjusted interest rate (currently 4.19 percent) to fill any gap between cost of attendance and any other financial aid. It is not tied to financial need, but parents do have to prove their creditworthiness.

Another element of the financial aid “umbrella” is offered through the state of Indiana. Most significant is the Frank O’Bannon Grant Program, which encompasses both a Higher Education Award program and a Freedom of Choice Award program (not all colleges participate in all Indiana programs). Indiana also offers an innovative program for children currently in seventh or eighth grade, called 21st Century Scholars. It goes beyond the scope of just education to reward students who are not only good students but also dedicated to remaining drug free and exhibiting good citizenship in the community.

Private entities make up another part of the umbrella. There are literally millions of dollars in financial aid available from private companies and organizations, frequently focusing on a particular attribute, such as religion, ethnicity, or a particular field of study. Indiana Business College is a member of an association of schools that also helps students with financial aid. With its “Imagine America” program, the Career College Association (CCA) offers up to three $1,000 scholarships to every high school in the country to students wishing to attend one of the member colleges. According to Christy Watts, Director of Marketing, “Right now we have about 20 Imagine America students attending our 10 campuses. They’ve proven to be some of our best students, and we’re proud to have them and be able to help them reach their career goals.”

Adding to the umbrellas is the availability of employment through the Federal Work Study program. Students work part time to help earn money to support themselves. This, again, is based on financial need.

One final component of the financial aid umbrella is suport that comes directly from the college, generally known as institutional scholarships. Private colleges, in particular, tend to offer a larger and more diverse institutional scholarship package than state schools. Indiana Business College, for example, has aid available for nontraditional students, the Charles Cring Scholarship, named after the school’s founder. Approximately 25 $1,000 scholarships are awarded each year by the college.

While we all drool at the thought of free money, it is important to understand that there are many, many sources of other funds out there. “Financial aid” is not synonymous with “free money.” Instead, think of it as the collective investment package of interrelated funds—portfolio, if you will—to earn an education.
Indiana Business College is a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree-granting institution that concentrates on career-focused education. It has been educating students for more than 100 years, and today offers more than 20 programs across its 10 Indiana campuses, as well as delivering many courses online. IBC graduates can immediately enter their chosen field upon graduation, and/or continue their education by pursuing their Bachelor’s Degree through IBC’s transfer and articulation agreements with four-year colleges.

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Scholarship dollars beyond imagination

Imagine a scholarship program offered through every single high school in the United States. Imagine a scholarship amount of $1,000 each. Imagine not one, but three students from each high school receiving one of these scholarships each year.

Actually, there’s no need to imagine any of this, because that scholarship is already here. “Imagine America” is a unique scholarship program developed and administered by the Career College Foundation, a Washington, D.C. not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 by the Career College Association.
Up to three students from every high school in the nation can receive this $1,000 scholarship, valid toward tuition at any participating career college. To qualify, students must have at least a 2.5 grade-point average, demonstrate financial need, have participated in community service, and show promise for completing postsecondary education.

Joseph Harris heard about the scholarship when he applied for admission to Indiana Business College while attending a local high school in Indianapolis. “It really was pretty simple,” he says. “I submitted the basic information, and a couple months later I received a letter telling me I won the scholarship.” This was good news to Harris, who did not receive any other financial aid when be began college last fall. He is currently in his third quarter of IBC’s Business and Information Technology program.

Career College Foundation Executive Director/Vice President Bob Martin is pleased with the program’s success. He states, “In its first year, 1998, Imagine America awarded 3,000 scholarships, or $3 million in student aid. In 2004, these numbers had risen to 8,500 and $8.5 million, respectively.”
The number of participating colleges has experienced similar growth. “We started in 1998 with 298 colleges. For the 2005-2006 school year, students can choose from 524 colleges.” Indiana Business College has participated in the program since 2000, and currently has 20 students enrolled in the Imagine America program across its 10 campuses.

The program has quickly achieved national recognition. In its very first year, Imagine America was honored with the Award of Excellence by the American Society of Association Executives. The following year, the Career College Foundation was one of just nine organizations from across the United States chosen for the American Society of Association Executives’ Summit Award. This award honors organizations that “propel America forward with innovative projects in education, skills training, standards-setting, business and social innovation, knowledge creation, citizenship and community service.”

Imagine America has also received strong support from numerous prominent youth and education-focused organizations. General Colin Powell, former chair of America’s Promise–The Alliance for Youth, endorses the program, saying “I commend the Career College Foundation’s commitment to assist thousands of students through the Imagine America Scholarship Program.”

To apply for Imagine America, students must fill out the online form at www.petersons.com/cca/search.asp. Students attending a high school not currently participating in the program are urged to call 202-336-6711 or email scholarships@career.org.

Seeing the success of the Imagine America program, the CCA in 2002 expanded its focus and created Imagine America II, a program that provides an additional $500 grant to continuing Imagine America students for their second year of college, as selected by the college they are attending. To date, approximately $250,000 has been awarded by this program.

Two years later, the CCA broadened its offerings again with the inception of the Military Award Program (MAP), designed to assist currently active or honorably discharged members of the military. Structured similarly to Imagine America, MAP awarded one million dollars in its first year. Other recent developments include a scholarship program specifically for those serving in the recent and current Middle East conflicts and those pursuing a college program online.

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College on the desktop:
online courses and programs revolutionizing education

Historians and educators have long held that the single most important impact on education occurred 500 years ago with the invention of the printing press and the advent of book publishing. That belief, however, is changing Many people now are suggesting that the greatest revolution in education since the book is here, and it’s called the Internet.

What first became prominent as an explosion of dot-coms is now rapidly expanding into the field of education. And to interpret that as the Internet being a good source of information to research homework assignments is just scratching the surface. The Internet has firmly established itself as a viable, if not preferable, means of delivery for both individual courses and entire degree programs.
In the 21st century, online learning will constitute 50% of all learning and education, predicts William A. Draves, president of Learning Resources Network (LERN) headquarters.

The popularity and effectiveness of online delivery is already showing in the numbers. James Jackson is Director, Center for Technology Resources, at Indiana Business College (IBC), and is responsible for the college’s online programs. Jackson says that students can now choose from 42 possible courses online, up from 27 just a few months ago. Jackson reports, “All in all, we have about 1,000 seats—virtual seats, that is—filled in online courses. We now have 456 students taking online courses, 56 of which are taking their program entirely online.” IBC has increased the number of programs offered online, which currently include Accounting, Administrative Assistant, Business Administration, Organizational Management, and Cisco Network Associate. Jackson says that according to IBC’s curriculum plans, in five years at least 70 percent of IBC students will take at least one class online.

One of the reasons for the growing popularity of online education is the ability to stay at home vs. commuting to a remote location. Heather Eaton is a self-professed stay-at-home mom and an all-online Administrative Assistant student at IBC. She says, “I love being able to take everything online, because I can still give 100 percent to my education and 100 percent to my family. I can still do both.”

Convenience is another reason cited by students about why online classes are preferable. “The nearest IBC campus to me is in Lafayette, which is 45 minutes away,” says Sharon Colbert of Hillsboro. “That’s a lot of time to spend every day on the road, much less paying the cost for gasoline.” For Colbert, the convenience of taking classes online is twofold. Now in her second quarter of her Business Administration program, taking four courses while working full time, she enjoys the convenience of completing her assignments at night and on weekends. In a class taken previously at a different college, she was forced to miss several classes due to schedule conflicts with work.

Students also can see that online education has benefits outside the curriculum and course materials. In a technology-driven society, employees who are comfortable with—or wholeheartedly embrace—technology are in a much greater demand. Since technology plays such a strong role in carrying out job responsibilities, it only makes sense that technology plays a strong role in education.

So what does an online course “look” like? Jackson describes the structural differences between the traditional classroom and the virtual one: “There are three main elements of traditional classes: lecture, lab, and externship. Online classes, too, have a three-pronged approach, but the structure is very different.” Jackson continues, “We refer to the three elements as ‘student to student,’ ‘student to instructor,’ and ‘student to resource.’ Each of these provides the student with a different type of learning experience.”

At IBC the student-to-student interaction is an online forum, where students post responses to the virtual equivalent of homework assignments. Other students in the virtual classroom can view each other’s responses, and they are required to make at least a minimum number of responses to them as threads in the forum. In this way students have the opportunity to express themselves and learn from others.

At any time, emailing the instructor is just a click away, which is the student-to-teacher interaction. In addition to weekly email between student and instructor, students are encouraged to utilize their instructor for any additional guidance or assistance they require, just as in a traditional classroom.
Eaton is in the third quarter of her Administrative Assistant program, and is currently enrolled in three courses. She says that taking courses online vs. in the classroom is almost the same, stressing, “If it says 20 hours, it means 20 hours.”

She has experienced some differences, though, continuing, “There are times you have to kind of self-teach. You can’t just sit there and raise your hand to ask questions. Sometimes you have to put two and two together; figure things out on your own. However, I have found that all of my teachers have always been available for online questions. They get back to you as soon as possible, sometimes even immediately.”

All IBC online classes and programs are designed so that students can complete their coursework in a self-directed manner. Jackson stresses that “self-directed” does not mean the same as “self-paced.” “Students must complete assignments within the allotted due dates according to the course syllabus. We map it out so that, if the student follows the flow, he or she will do well.”

Colbert admits she was very overwhelmed when she first began her online classes, but adjusted quickly. “All the supports and resources were there to move me along. It’s a lot of work, but it’s going well,” she says.

The resources Colbert refers to comprise the student-to-resource interaction, which occurs several ways and reflects the various course content elements on the Web. On IBC’s proprietary system, called WebCT, these bear names with roots in traditional learning such as “Study Carrel,” “Lecture Hall,” and “Consult Corner,” each of which shares course information in a different format. Other, more clear-cut content (and less proprietary) elements include objectives, assignments, exercises, quizzes, demonstrations, and presentations. And, even in the virtual world, textbooks are still considered resources, and most courses still require traditional reading.

At least one major test is also still required for each course. Tests are made available online for a window of time, for example , 48 hours. At any time during that period, a student can take a test, which is timed from the moment the student clicks to “begin test.” (Measures are in place to help ensure students do not cheat on or plagiarize assignments, quizzes, and tests.)

An online degree looks just the same—on paper—as a traditional degree. However, there may well be a different mind set among online grads. When asked about her plans after graduation, Eaton remarks, “After getting my degree, I hope to find a job to which I can telecommute, at least part of the time.” Seems it’s not really just college on the desktop; it’s career on the desktop.

Indiana Business College is a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree-granting institution that concentrates on career-focused education. It has been educating students for more than 100 years, and today offers more than 20 programs across its 10 Indiana campuses, as well as delivering several programs online. IBC graduates can immediately enter their chosen field upon graduation, and/or continue their education by pursuing their Bachelor’s Degree through IBC’s transfer and articulation agreements with selected four-year colleges.

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AHIMA announces new Certified Coding Specialist—Physician-Based at Terre Haute IBC campus

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is pleased to announce that Terre Haute resident Ursula Cole, CMA, was recently awarded the Certified Coding Specialist—Physician-based (CCS-P) credential.

Cole is currently the Medical Program Coordinator at Indiana Business College’s Terre Haute campus, where she also serves as one of two Medical Curriculum Chairs. The CCS-P certification has meaning not just for Cole personally, but for IBC’s course offerings. She explained, “This certification is a validation that the curriculum we teach is exactly the content of the CCS-P exam.” Her certification will be instrumental in the school’s healthcare coding courses, which Cole teaches.

AHIMA’s CCS-P certification signifies that Cole passed a comprehensive exam designed to measure healthcare coding skills. Healthcare coding is the process by which diagnoses and treatments are converted into numerical values, which are used to determine the amount of payment for healthcare services. Healthcare coding is also the underpinning of medical research, outcomes measurement, and methods of determining the cost-effectiveness of patient care.

“AHIMA’s CCS-P certification is the benchmark of competency in the area of healthcare coding in settings where physicians practice,” stated AHIMA’s president, Barbara A. Siegel, MS, RHIT. “The CCS-P credential signifies that Cole has proven the mastery of physician-based coding.”

For more information about AHIMA’s CCS-P credential, visit the association’s certification web site at www.ahima.org/certification.

Indiana Business College is a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree-granting institution that concentrates on career-focused education. It has been educating students for more than 100 years. IBC purchased the Terre Haute campus in the 1980s, and today serves nearly 300 students, offering associate in applied science degree programs in Accounting, Administrative Assistant, Business Administration/Network Technology, Business Administration, Health Claims Examiner, and Medical Assistant. Terre Haute is one of 10 IBC campuses, which collectively offer more than 20 programs, as well as deliver several programs online. IBC graduates can immediately enter their chosen field upon graduation, and/or continue their education by pursuing their bachelor’s degree through IBC’s transfer and articulation agreements with selected four-year colleges.

AHIMA is the professional association that represents 42,000 specially educated health information management professionals who work throughout the healthcare industry. AHIMA fosters the career growth of its members through education, certification, and lifelong learning—promoting quality health information to benefit the public, providers, and others who utilize clinical data.

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