Quick Facts

Location
1401 S. U.S. 421, Westville, IN.
1/4 mi. south of intersection of Indiana Toll Road (I-90) & U.S. 421.

Telephone/Fax
800-872-1231 (Indiana only)
219-785-5200 (LaPorte, Westville)
219-872-0527 (Michigan City)
219-462-4197 (Valparaiso, Portage)
Hearing Impaired: 800-743-3333
Fax: 219-785-5355

Campus Size
268 Acres; 3 Buildings; Established in Michigan City in 1948. Moved to current location in 1967.

Parking
Unrestricted parking in six lots, except rows marked "A" or reserved for people with disabilities.

Finances
2011-12 budget: $48,911,069. More information on the financial condition is available on request from the office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration.

Majors
Master's Degrees
Bachelor's Degrees
Associate Degrees
Certificate Programs
Most certificate program courses apply toward associate and/or bachelor's degrees. Most associate degree courses apply toward bachelor's degrees.

Transfer Programs
The first 1 or 2 years of most degrees offered by West Lafayette and other Purdue campuses can be completed at Purdue North Central. Most courses also will transfer to other colleges and universities.

Accreditation
Accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, (312) 263-0456. http://www.hlcommission.org/.

Individual academic programs also are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs; the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission; the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education; and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. 

Faculty (Fall '11)
125 full-time; 163 part-time

Fall 2011 Enrollment
Total: 5,279
Gender: 3,133 female; 2,146 male
Status: 2,590 full-time (12+ credit hours); 2,689 part-time

Minorities:
354 African-American
28 American-Indian
63 Asian-American
409 Hispanic-American
4 Native Hawaii/Pacific Islands
68 Two or more races

Average student age:
25

Geographic Distribution (2011-12)
LaPorte County: 1,685
(LaPorte: 726; Michigan City: 531;
Westville: 128; other: 300)
Porter County: 2,027
(Valparaiso: 1025; Chesterton/Porter: 375; Portage: 348; other: 279)
Starke County: 133
Lake County: 836
Jasper County: 188
St. Joseph County: 97
Pulaski County: 88
Marshall County: 43
State of Michigan: 39

Alumni
More than 10,000. Although most live in Northwest Indiana, PNC graduates are found in 49 states and five foreign countries.

Mission Statement

Additional institutional data can be found in the Common Data Set.