Ivy Tech Community College’s Lake County campus raised more than $10,000 to support scholarships and programs on this year’s Ivy Tech Day, the college’s third annual day of giving.

According to a release, more than 2,800 alumni, friends and partners across Indiana donated $483,813 on April 8 to help more than 200,000 students across Ivy Tech’s 19 campuses. The Lake County campus received donations totaling $10,025.

This year’s total brings the three-year cumulative giving statewide to more than $1 million since the first Ivy Tech Day in 2023.

The contributions fund the greatest needs at each campus supporting student success and powering Indiana’s economy — including early childhood education, cybersecurity and Ivy Tech’s nationally leading two-year nursing program, which awards more associate degrees than any other institution in the country.

“Ivy Tech is committed to delivering higher education at the speed of life, and our alumni, students and partners once again showed their belief in our mission,” said Sue Ellspermann, president of Ivy Tech Community College.

Officials said more than four in five graduates stay in Indiana to work and live; the college contributes nearly $4 billion annually to Indiana’s economy and 84% of graduates finish without student loan debt.