Education

As an important part of any region, North Central Indiana equips its inhabitants with a thriving educational system: 68,000 students enroll in 30 individual school corporations every year, and that's only including secondary education. After graduating high school, students can choose from major colleges and universities in and around the area including Ball State University, Purdue University, Indiana University, Notre Dame, and Ivy Tech Community College.

These educational partners offer tremendous opportunities accessibility, and flexibility for employers as well as the current and future workforce in the development of skills, research and development, knowledge transfer, etc., to prepare our region well into the future.

Schools/universities in region:

• Indiana University Kokomo
• Indiana Wesleyan College
• IvyTech Community College - Kokomo
• Ivy Tech Community College - Logansport
• Ivy Tech Community College - Wabash
• Manchester College
• Purdue School of Technology-Kokomo

Schools/universities that the region has access to:

• Ancilla Domini College
• Anderson University
• Ball State University
• Bethel College
• Butler University
• De Pauw University
• Franklin College
• Goshen College
• Grace College
• Hanover College
• Holy Cross College
• Huntington University
• Indiana Institute of Technology
• Indiana State University
• Indiana University
• Indiana University - Purdue Unversity Indianapolis
• Purdue University
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Saint Mary's College
• Taylor University
• Trine University
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Saint Francis
• Valparaiso University
• Wabash College

Area Career Centers:

• Kokomo Area Career Center
• Century Career Center
• Heartland Career Center