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Education
Indiana is home to 76 of the nation’s top colleges and universities that produce many of the state’s highly skilled and productive workers. Indiana companies can take advantage of this pipeline of talent knowing that Hoosier workers possess the training and technical expertise needed to meet the demands of the 21st century workplace.
Higher Education
Many of Indiana’s major research institutions are located within Vectren’s service area, assuring employers located here easy access to some of the nation’s top science, engineering and business students. Download our higher education map.
Public Colleges & Universities in Vectren’s Indiana Service Area
| Institution | City | County | Under graduate |
Graduate | Total # of students |
| Ball State University | Muncie | Delaware | 16,832 | 3,411 | 20,243 |
| Indiana State University | Terre Haute | Vigo | 7,466 | 1,936 | 9,402 |
| Indiana University | Bloomington | Monroe | 30,119 | 8,480 | 38,599 |
| Indiana University East | Richmond | Wayne | 2,299 | 83 | 2,382 |
| Indiana University Southeast | New Albany | Clark | 5,259 | 914 | 6,173 |
| IUPU Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Marion | 20,384 | 8,742 | 29,126 |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette | Tippecanoe | 30,468 | 6,433 | 36,901 |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville | Vanderburgh | 9320 | 806 | 10,126 |
Indiana is also home to Ivy Tech Community College, the nation’s largest singly-accredited statewide community college system that has more than 120,000 students enrolled annually. Eleven of Ivy Tech’s 23 campuses are located within Vectren’s service area.
Vincennes University is another rapidly growing community college in Vectren’s southwestern service area that has become a major force in workforce development by offering more than 100,000 hours of training per year.
K – 12 Education
The state of Indiana remains committed to ensuring academic excellence and equity for Hoosier children in its school systems. According to data from STATS Indiana,
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Approximately 82 percent of Indiana residents have a high school degree or higher,
- More than 1.1 million students are enrolled in Indiana’s public and private school systems,
- Almost all Hoosier students indicate they intend to pursue some form of higher education, and
- Around 70 percent of Indiana students will remain within the state for post-secondary education
For additional information about Indiana’s K – 12 education system, visit the Indiana Department of Education to learn more about student demographics, standardized test results, state-to-state comparisons and more
