Purdue University, Calumet Campus

Purdue University Calumet, with roots dating back to the World War II era, is part of the internationally respected Purdue University system. In 1946, credit academic classes were first offered at the institution that has grown into Purdue University Calumet. The university is academically comprehensive with an enrollment of 9,600+ students.

Purdue University Calumet offers associate, baccalaureate and master’s degrees in 100+ fields of study including traditional Purdue strengths, such as engineering which is U.S.News & World Report recognized. Numerous professional certificates and post-baccalaureate programs are also available. More than 38,000 Purdue degrees have been awarded at Purdue University Calumet. Effective Fall 2008, Purdue University Calumet will be one of few universities nationally to require experiential learning curricular components by all undergraduate students.

Student Success is the foundation of Purdue University Calumet's strategic plan for the years 2001-2006. As the largest institution of higher learning in northwest Indiana - 9,000+ students - Purdue Calumet has much to offer in the face of our regions's current educational, social and economic environment...

* Three-fourths of our students are first generation college attendees - that is, they are the first members of their respective families to attend college.
* More than half of our students attend part-time.
* Our student body represents the diversity of our region.
* 93% of our students are Indiana residents.
* Some 80% of our graduates remain in the greater Calumet Region after graduation.
* Northwest Indiana is in transition from a manufacturing economy to a service and professional economy.
* Population in our region is shifting south and east.

Purdue Calumet’s 167-acre, 16-building, attractive neighborhood campus is located in Hammond, Ind., less than a mile north of Interstate 80/94, within three miles of the Indiana/Illinois state line and 25 miles southeast of downtown Chicago. Purdue Calumet offers apartment style student houses in The University Village. Additionally, classes are offered off-site at The Academic Learning Center, some 20 miles southeast in Merrillville, Ind.

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