Ivy Tech Community College; Changing Lives
Paralegal Studies
If you like writing, research and problem-solving, you’ll love a career as a paralegal. Our paralegal program provides students with the wide variety of skills needed to handle duties such as performing legal research, drafting legal correspondensce, interviewing clients and managing trial exhibits. Courses are taught by attorneys who are experienced in the subject matter and familiar with the important role paralegals play as members of the legal team.

Sample careers in this field: Legal secretary, paralegal

Curriculum
View the curriculum for this program and all others currently available at Ivy Tech.

Locations
The paralegal studies program is offered at the following campuses. Please click on the campus of interest below for contact and campus specific program information:

Bloomington

Contact:
Jim Heinzen
Paralegal Studies Program Chair
Phone: (812) 330-6145
jheinzen@ivytech.edu

Central Indiana
Contact:
Dr. Susan Altman, Chair
(317) 921-4443
saltman@ivytech.edu

Columbus
East Central (Anderson, Marion, Muncie)
Contact:

Rob Dawalt
Program Chair
1-800-589-8324, ext. 1323
rdawalt@ivytech.edu
Evansville (Evansville)

Paralegal Studies Program Summary

For more information, please contact Carol Katowitz, Dean of the School of Public and Social Services, (812) 429 - 9853.

Fort Wayne
Contact:
Russell Rybolt, Assistant Professor
260-480-2083
rrybolt@ivytech.edu

Advisory Committee

Nina A. Anderson (Ivy Tech graduate)Lee, Cossell, Kuehn, and Love, LLPFort Wayne

Ms. Susan L. Bishop (Ivy Tech graduate)Delaware Investment AdvisersFort Wayne

Honorable Frances C. GullAllen Superior CourtFort Wayne

Ms. Carolyn J. Howell (Ivy Tech graduate)Allen County Prosecuting Attorney's OfficeFort Wayne

Heidi K. Koeneman, Esq.Fort Wayne

David C. Kolbe, Esq.Warsaw

Mr. Patrick J. McCormickBusiness Program Faculty MemberIvy Tech Community College of Indiana-Northeast

Dr. Kimberly S. McDonaldDivision of Organizational Leadership and SupervisionIndiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Sara W. McNeely (Ivy Tech graduate)National City BankFort Wayne

Brian E. Stier, Esq.Fort Wayne

Kokomo (Kokomo, Logansport)
Contact
Marianne Wilson
Program Chair
(800) 459-0561
ext. 365
Lafayette
Contact
Bill Coghill
Dean, School of Public and Social Service
(765) 269-5730
Northwest (Gary, East Chicago, Valparaiso, Michigan City)
Richmond (Richmond)
Contact:

Darryl T. Decker
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs Support
Distance Education Academic Advising and Support
Ivy Tech Community College - Richmond
2357 Chester Boulevard
Richmond, IN 47374-1298
Phone: 765-966-2656 x1123
Fax: 765-962-8741
Email: ddecker@ivytech.edu
www.ivytech.edu/richmond

Sellersburg
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Contacts

Angela Morrow
Health Division Secretary
812 246.3301, ext 4191

Mark Kinkle
Chair School of Health Services and School of Public and Social Services 
ext 4295

Leonard Gardenour
Instructor in Criminal Justice 
ext 4162

South Bend (Elkhart, South Bend, Warsaw)
For more information contact Sandra Stratton at 574-289-7001, ext. 6373 or sstratton1@ivytech.edu.
Southeast Indiana (Lawrenceburg, Madison)
School of Public and Social Services - Paralegal Studies Program

Seifert, Margaret - Madison & Lawrenceburg Campus
mseifert@ivytech.edu
265-2580 ext 4171
(800) 403-2190 ext 4171

Wabash Valley (Terre Haute)