The Greater Lafayette area has one of the nation's largest universities,
Purdue University.
The University contributes significantly to the community's quality
of life through education, employment opportunities, economic impact,
Big Ten sports
and enriching cultural activities.
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More than 36,000 students are enrolled at Purdue's West Lafayette campus,
where some 6,700 courses in more than 200 specializations are offered.
Purdue has a graduate school and 12 undergraduate schools.
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Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana campus
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Purdue graduates, now totaling more than 300,000 living alumni around
the world, have landed on the moon (Neil Armstrong), received Nobel prizes
and excelled in corporate, educational, technical and scientific pursuits. Purdue has an
estimated $2.2 billion annual economic impact in Indiana, more than half of it
in Tippecanoe County and a local workforce of over 12,000 faculty and staff.
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The Indiana Vocational Technical College (Ivy Tech) is Indiana's third largest state-supported
college/university, offering professional and technical courses from thirteen regional campuses. Ivy Tech,
Region 4, is based in Lafayette and serves the Greater Lafayette and its county (Tippecanoe) and the
surrounding seven counties. Ivy Tech has a state-wide enrollment of over 33,000 with an enrollment of
2165 students at its Greater Lafayette campuses.
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Ivy Tech offers one-year technical and two-year associate degrees in
business, health, nursing, human services and technology.
Ivy Tech's Business and Industry Training program provides customized
training for local companies and continuing education courses.
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"Ivy Tech is a public, statewide, open-access, community-based, technical
college. The College's mission is to enable individuals to develop to their
fullest potential and to support the economic development of Indiana."
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Ivy State Tech College - Lafayette, Indiana
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"Ivy Tech provides courses, degree programs, counseling and related services,
technical assistance, and community service to individuals, communities, and
businesses and industries across the state. Ivy Tech promotes educational
mobility through partnerships with local schools and other higher education
institutions." -- College Mission, from the Ivy Tech Web
Site
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Indiana Business College
also caters to non-traditional students with evening classes and degree
opportunities in business-related areas, such as accounting, business
management and computer science.
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There are three public school systems in the Greater Lafayette Area-
Lafayette School Corporation,
West Lafayette School Corporation and
Tippecanoe School Corporation -
that educate approximately 25,000 students annually.
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The area's elementary, middle and high schools boast the prestigious
4-Star honors from the State of Indiana for placing in the top 25% in
attendance, math proficiency, language arts and state testing.
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Vinton Elementary - Lafayette, Indiana
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The Lafayette schools have also received the Blue Ribbon National School
of Excellence that is awared by the U.S. Department of Education.
Greater Lafayette's public school system offers challenging curriculum,
multi-age classrooms, and extended calendar options. Students can participate
in Purdue University's Super Saturday program where elementary and middle school
students spend a semester of Saturdays studying various topics, as well as
summer academic sessions.
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SAT performance level of local high school graduates for calendar year 1993
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Math |
Verbal |
| West Lafayette High School |
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552 |
462 |
| Lafayette High School |
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459 |
406 |
| Harrison High School |
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497 |
433 |
| McCutcheon High School |
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503 |
418 |
High school graduates entering work force/higher education for calendar year 1993
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Enter
Workforce |
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Enter College
(2-4 year) |
| West Lafayette High School |
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2% |
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98% |
| Jeff High School |
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35% |
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65% |
| Tippecanoe County Schools |
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29% |
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71% |
High School graduates entering two year schools for calendar year 1993
| West Lafayette High School |
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2% |
| Lafayette High School |
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10% |
| Tippecanoe County |
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figures not available |
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Students with special physical, mental or emotional needs are served by the
Greater Lafayette Area Services, a joint program of the three public school
systems that offers services beyond everyday classroom experiences.
The Greater Lafayette area also has a selection of private schools and several
religion-based institutions that provide more educational options.
Purdue University and local industries attract people from around the world.
The classrooms reflect this diversity, at Klondike Elementary School, for example,
more than 40 countries are represented!
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Greater Lafayette's youngest learners benefit from an extensive network of
nursery schools, daycare centers and early childhood schools. Several public
and private schools offer extended-day kindergarten programs, and organizations
such as the YMCA
and YWCA
that partner with the elementary schools to offer before-
and after-school care.
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