MentorPRO Partners with Ivy Tech Community College to Expand Mentoring Across Indiana

Indianapolis, IN — May 2, 2026 — MentorPRO today announced a partnership with Ivy Tech Community College to support a new mentoring initiative designed to improve student success, retention, and career readiness. As part of an initial rollout, the college is implementing MentorPRO to build a structured and scalable mentoring framework that can expand across its statewide network.

“Ivy Tech serves an extraordinary number of first-generation and working students who are balancing college, work, and family responsibilities,” said Jean Rhodes, PhD, Co-founder of MentorPRO. “We are thrilled to partner with such an innovative community college system that is deeply committed to evidence-based student support, and we are excited to bring a research-backed mentoring platform that can help more students stay on track, feel they belong, and reach their academic and career goals.”

Serving one of the largest community college populations in the country, Ivy Tech is focused on creating accessible pathways to workforce success. MentorPRO enables the institution to match students with mentors, track engagement, and generate actionable insights that inform program improvement over time. With intuitive dashboards and automated engagement tools, program coordinators can manage mentoring at scale, while students experience a more personalized and consistent support system. Published studies of MentorPRO show that students who engage more deeply with the platform experience better academic outcomes, including higher GPAs, stronger sense of belonging, and improved indicators of mental health and well-being, providing a strong evidence base for Ivy Tech’s investment in mentoring at scale.