The Ivy Tech Community College Northwest campus celebrated the Dec. 31, 2012 retirement of Chancellor J. Guadalupe Valtierra at Avalon Manor in Hobart.
Three hundred well-wishers from throughout the region and state attended the Jan. 23 event. Valtierra retired after 17 years of service with the college.
A member of the Indiana State Bar, Valtierra led the college’s Northwest region, which includes the campuses of Gary, East Chicago, Valparaiso and Michigan City, since 2002. During his tenure, enrollment at Ivy Tech’s Northwest Region grew by more than 70 percent, from 9,434 students in 2002-03 to more than 16,000 students today. In addition, the region serves more than 2,500 students participating in dual credit programs within local high schools.
Born in Gary, Valtierra was the Indiana University Alumni Association’s Distinguished Latino Alumni Award Inaugural Recipient in 2003 and was a Gary Steel City Hall of Fame Inductee in 2009. He also serves as a trustee for the Higher Learning Commission.
Ivy Tech Community College is the state's largest public post-secondary institution and the nation's largest singly-accredited statewide community college system, serving nearly 200,000 students annually. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.
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