"The change in Indiana comes with the state's latest budget bill, House Enrolled Act 1001, which requires that if academic degree programs do not produce a minimum number of graduates over a three-year period, they will face termination. Colleges can still seek the Indiana Commission for Higher Education's approval to continue specific degree programs, even if they do not meet the threshold."
"In a statement, Indiana Governor Mike Braun said that the cuts and consolidations will better prepare students for careers "in the most in-demand fields of today and the future" and will "increase the value of higher education." "This will help students make more informed decisions about the degree they want to pursue and ensure there is a direct connection between the skills students are gaining through higher education and the skills they need most," Braun said."
"The affected programs range a variety of academic degree types and disciplines, from foreign languages to engineering. Currently enrolled and incoming students in the over 100 programs slated for suspension can still complete their degrees as their schools prepare for complete elimination. Among the 75 programs that were immediately eliminated this summer, 19 of them were teacher education degrees-indicating that they hosted zero enrolled students heading into the 2025-26 academic year."
Indiana public colleges are preparing to eliminate or restructure dozens of low-enrollment degree programs, including many teacher education programs, to comply with House Enrolled Act 1001. The law requires degree programs that fail to produce a minimum number of graduates over three years to face termination unless institutions secure approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to continue them. Six institutions voluntarily committed to cut, suspend, or consolidate over 400 under-threshold programs before the quota took effect. Over 100 programs face suspension with current and incoming students allowed to complete degrees; 75 programs were immediately eliminated this summer, including multiple teacher education degrees with zero enrolled students.
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