Quick Facts

Location
1401 S. U.S. 421, Westville, IN.
1/4 mi. south of Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90) & U.S. 421.

Telephone/Fax
800-872-1231 (Indiana only)
219-785-5200 (LaPorte, Westville)
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
2012-13 budget: $47,115,338. More information on the financial condition is available on request from the office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration.

Majors
Master's Degree
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.

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 '12)
119 full-time; 161 part-time

Fall 2012 Enrollment
Total: 6,048
Gender: 3,581 female; 2,467 male
Status: 2,701 full-time (12+ credit hours); 3,347 part-time
Undergraduates: 5,892
Graduate Students: 66

Minorities:
289 African-American
29 American-Indian
91 Asian-American
583 Hispanic-American
5 Native Hawaii/Pacific Islands
105 Two or more races

Average student age:
25

Geographic Distribution
LaPorte County: 1,721
(LaPorte: 761; Michigan City: 525; Westville: 105; other: 330)
Porter County: 2,289
(Valparaiso: 1,229; Chesterton/Porter: 375; Portage: 379; other: 306)
Starke County: 151
Lake County: 1,132
Jasper County: 205
St. Joseph County: 146
Pulaski County: 91
Marshall County: 60
State of Michigan: 46

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.