Ivy Tech — Local services in Calumet Township

They left me all on my own with no help I swear to god and it was my first time going to school since high school I’m 28 years old I needed some extra help and I swear they didn’t help me or even look at me my advisor I don’t even know if she is my advisor but they dropped me from the school because of my identity verification for my fafsa and wouldn’t help me the lady was texting sending emojis on her phone while I was in front of her helpless looking for help looking around asking myself what’s happening right now why does everything have to be so difficult I thought they would help me and really make me feel like I’m wanted but I guess dropping me because of the fafsa makes sense they care only for my money and not to teach me so I can raise my family and my daughters to be great like me once but this won’t stop me I’m going to a different school that actually cares about it’s students this school honestly idk how it’s open very...

I used to attend this ivy tech campus in Gary, however, I am now at the Bloomington location. First off, I felt like the staff was very condescending, academic advisor was very rude, and talk down to you. I’ve had to deal with the rudest instructors at the Gary location. There isn’t any sense of community, the kids don’t use the resources because, they don’t know that they exist! My academic advisor here in Bloomington takes my educational goals serious and makes me feel that I have the ability to succeed! Unlike the Gary campus, advisor made me feel low because, I had GED and did not take me serious at all!! This is for anyone who has experienced this, you can do it! It’s not you, this is just the way this...

Why would a college force a student to take a one credit course before you can graduate? Talk about squeezing every dime. Any moral institution would never force this. I can understand a course that may not apply to give a more rounded knowledge, but a one credit course? Making that money on the students they should...