Schools Offering College Courses to Inmates - Indiana

Program Website: http://www.pnc.edu/sa/correctional_education.html

Contacts:
David Crum
Director, Correctional Education Programs
(219) 785-5440
dcrum@pnc.edu; Diane Borawski
Post-Secondary Education Coordinator
(219) 785-5359 dborawski@pnc.edu

Program Description: Academic Program leading to Associate Degree in Organizational Leadership & Supervision; Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies

Degrees Offered: Associates and Bachelors Degrees

Programs Offered: Bachelor’s degrees in liberal studies and organizational leadership and supervision. The program also offers associate degrees and certificates in organizational leadership and supervision through the College of Business.

Unique Features: One of the first college programs offered to people incarcerated in the Indiana Department of Corrections offering focused degree programs in Business, Organizational Leadership and Liberal Studies.

Headquarters: Westville, IN

Correctional Facilities Served: Westville Correctional Facility

Population Served: Incarcerated students at Westville Correctional Facility

Number of Students: 280

Graduates to Date: Since its inception, the program has conferred 86 bachelor’s degrees, 443 associate degrees and 536 certificates. In 2011, the program graduated 85 students who received 18 bachelor’s degrees, 30 associate degrees and 58 certificates.

Year Founded: 1985

Founders: Dr. L. Edward Bednar, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs

College/University/Organization Partnerships: Purdue University North Central

Funding: State Student Assistance Commission grants (until July 1, 2011)

Oakland City University Prison Ministries Projects

Program Website: http://www.oak.edu/about-ocu/prison-ministries.php

Contacts: Dr. Bernard Marley: bmarley@oak.edu

Program Description: Preparing people to serve others — OCU’s motto is: Enter to Learn, Go forth to Serve

Degrees Offered: Associates and Bachelors Degrees

Programs Offered: Associate in Applied Science in Culinary Arts, Food Service Mgt, Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration, Welding,Horticulture, Computer Technology, Business Administration, Human Services

Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management in the same areas as those covered in the Associates degree

Unique Features: Students develop essential job skills and are ready for employment. They learn how to work as a part of a team and can work independently with little supervision. They gain a sense of self and self-worth by achieving a goal that they never felt they could — achieving a college degree.

Headquarters: Oakland City, IN

Correctional Facilities Served:
Branchville Correctional Facility
Madison Correctional Facility
Miami Correctional Facility
Rockville Correctional Facility
Newcastle Correctional Facility
Indiana Women’s Prison

Population Served: Incarcerated students in Indiana correctional facilities

Number of Students: 596 enrolled in academic year 2010-11

Graduates to Date: Number based on initial offering in one facility in 1996 to 6 facilities in 2010

Bachelor Degrees – 280
Associate Degrees – 1485

Year Founded: 1995

Founders:
Dr. Jerry Phillips
Dr. James W. Murray
Dr. Joseph Kress
Dr. Bernard Marley

College/University/Organization Partnerships: Oakland City University

Funding: State of Indiana

Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program (Plainfield & Indianapolis)

Contacts:
Steve Hinnefeld
IUB University Communications
812-856-348
slhinnef@indiana.edu
Roger Jarjoura (rjarjour@iupui.edu), Susan Hyatt (suhyatt@iupui.edu)

Program Description: UPUI faculty members Hyatt and Roger Jarjoura completed Inside-Out instructor training in the summer of 2006. Hyatt is an associate professor of anthropology in the School of Liberal Arts. Jarjoura is an associate professor of criminal justice in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. The first Inside-Out class in Indiana took place at the Plainfield Re-Entry Educational Facility in 2007.

Degrees Offered: N/A

Programs Offered: At PREF, the topic of the course was “Punishment and Reformation;” At the Indiana Women’s Prison, the topic of the course was “Women and Social Action.”

Unique Features: N/A

Headquarters: Plainfield, IN; Indianapolis, IN

Correctional Facilities Served: Plainfield Re-Entry Educational Facility and Indiana’s Women’s Prison

Population Served: Incarcerated students and IUPUI students

Number of Students: As of 2009, 6 inside students and 7 outside students at PREF; 6 inside students and 11 outside students at the Indiana Women’s Prison

Graduates to Date: N/A

Year Founded: 2007 (IUPUI adopted model)

Founders: Lori Pompa (founder of Inside-Out model)

College/University/Organization Partnerships: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program (Bloomington)

Contacts: Instructor Micol Seigel (mseigel@indiana.edu)

Program Description: Micol Seigel, IU Bloomington assistant professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies, completed Inside-Out Instructor Training in the summer of 2009 and launched the first IU Bloomington Inside-Out course this spring with the help of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis faculty members Susan Hyatt and Roger Jarjoura. The course is the first involving IU Bloomington in the Inside-Out program, which brings together students and incarcerated people — “outside” students and “inside” students — for a college-level course in which people from different backgrounds learn together as peers.

Degrees Offered: N/A

Programs Offered: Students in the course have discussed issues relating to crime and justice, read materials in history, sociology, political science and literature, and written papers. Students met on Friday mornings at the correctional facility, read and discussed numerous articles and book chapters, and wrote eight papers. Their final assignment is a collective research project to recommend ways to reduce incarceration.

Unique Features: N/A

Headquarters: Bloomington, IN

Correctional Facilities Served: Putnamville Correctional Facility

Population Served: Incarcerated students and Indiana students

Number of Students: As of 2010, 12 inside students from Putnamville and 13 outside students (10 undergraduates and three graduate students) from IU.

Graduates to Date: N/A

Year Founded: 2010 (Indiana State University Bloomington adopted model)

Founders: Lori Pompa (founder of Inside-Out model)

College/University/Organization Partnerships: Indiana State University Bloomington

Grace College Prison Extension Program

Program Website:http://www.grace.edu/files/uploads/webfm/pdfs/Prison%20Extension_Catalog%2010-11.pdf

Contacts: John Teevan, Director, teevanja@grace.edu, Roger Krynock, Coordinator, krynocrl@grace.edu, Brian Ramsey, Coordinator, ramseybj@grace.edu, Tami Green, Secretary, greents@grace.edu

Program Description: The Prison Extension Program is part of the institution’s School of Adult and Community Education and operates as a contractor with the State of Indiana’s Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide post-secondary education to qualifying incarcerated people.

Instructors in the Prison Extension Program are employed by Grace College and Theological Seminary. The courses offered in the Prison Extension Program are designed by the faculty of Grace College and Theological Seminary and taught to Grace College students who will receive a Grace College degree.

Degrees Offered: Associate of Science; Bachelor of Science

Programs Offered: The following degrees are offered as approved by the DOC:
1. Associate of Science Degree in Biblical Studies: Grace Core, Biblical Studies courses, and electives
2. Associate of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership: Biblical Studies degree with changes that orient it more toward business leadership to prepare for the B.S. in Organizational Management degree.
3. Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management: Builds on the Associate of Science degree in either Biblical Studies or Organizational Leadership. Courses in business administration, communication, behavioral science, the business seminar, and electives are required

Unique Features: Indiana had 2,500 of 29,000 prisoners enrolled in college until the state ended the program in 2011.

Headquarters: Winona Lake, IN

Correctional Facilities Served: 4 approved correctional facilities within Indiana’s Department of Correction: Indiana State Prison, Miami Correctional Facility, Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, and Pendleton Correctional Facility

Population Served: Incarcerated maximum-security individuals within the Indiana Department of Correction

Number of Students: 354 in the 2010-11 school year

Graduates to Date: 935

Year Founded: 1986

Founders: Grace College faculty

College/University/Organization Partnerships: Grace College

Funding: State Student Aid funded the program until that ended in 2011. The entire state college education program ended at that time.

Corrections Education Program (CEP)

Program Website: http://www.indstate.edu/cep/index.htm

Contacts:
Charles Hawkins
Interim Director and Coordinator (Putnamville)
Office: HH 268
Phone: 812-237-2951
Email: charles.hawkins@indstate.edu

Program Description: The mission of the Correction Education Program is to extend the programs and services of the University to support individuals in Indiana’s Correctional Facilities. The ISU mission applies to two specific student groups, benefiting both correctional staff and approved incarcerated populations as identified by the Department of Corrections.

The Correction Education Program for incarcerated students is a unique – and critical – area of service of benefit not only to the incarcerated individual, but also to the community at large and the state of Indiana.

The University’s vision is that the Correction Education Program be a force for positive change, and a program that will inspire individuals – while still within a correctional setting – to academic excellence, informed decision-making, and self-accountability through educational programs.

Degrees Offered: Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Studies, Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Studies

Programs Offered: The AA degree coursework is delivered on-site, with classroom space provided by and within the facilities. The BS degree coursework is delivered via IHETS; a proctor serves as the classroom monitor as the students interact with the instructor via two-way video conferencing.

CEP curricula are based on ISU’s on-campus Liberal Studies program. Any changes are processed through the normal University curriculum procedure, thus ensuring the same levels of review and consideration that are accorded on-campus curricular changes.

Unique Features: N/A

Headquarters: Terre Haute, IN

Correctional Facilities Served: Putnamville Correctional Facility, Plainfield Correctional Facility, Rockville Correctional Facility, Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, and the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex

Population Served: Incarcerated individuals within the Indiana Department of Correction

Number of Students: N/A

Graduates to Date: N/A

Year Founded: 1988

Founders: Indiana Department of Correction in partnership with ISU

College/University/Organization Partnerships: Indiana State University

Ball State University Correctional Education Program

Contacts:
Ted Ward
Director, Correctional Education Program
cward@bsu.edu
CA 200 Phone: 765-285-1593 Fax: 765-285-7161

Online and Distance Education
Carmichael Hall, Room 200
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

Program Description: N/A

Degrees Offered: Associate’s and Bachelor’s Degrees

Programs Offered: N/A

Unique Features: N/A

Headquarters: Pendleton, IN

Correctional Facilities Served: Pendleton Correctional Facility

Population Served: Incarcerated men from Pendleton Correctional Facility

Number of Students: N/A

Graduates to Date: In 2010, 27 Associates of Arts and 13 Bachelor of General Studies

Year Founded: N/A

Founders: N/A

College/University/Organization Partnerships: Ball State University