Ivy Tech is extending its online learning through the end of the current semester because of the coronavirus.
The community college says courses will restart next Monday and conclude May 16th, all being offered online.
In a release, Ivy Tech said locations – including the facility on First Avenue in Evansville -- will remain open to allow students to access computer labs and to provide essential services such as advising, financial aid, and access to faculty face-to-face.
Accommodations will be made for labs, clinicals, and some technology courses to meet in groups of 10 or less if social distancing can be assured.
Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann said the school system has been monitoring the coronavirus pandemic and the CDC guidelines, and weighed all options.
She said the focus is on the safety and academic success of the students.
Ellspermann noted that Ivy Tech currently offers nearly half of its courses online.