Education
Putnam County and its communities benefit from four outstanding school corporations and Area 30 Career Center. In addition, the county also hosts a campus of Ivy Tech Community College and one of the nation’s premier liberal arts institutions, DePauw University.
For more information on each of these outstanding local opportunities, please see:
| INFORMATION WITHIN THIS WEBSITE | LINKS TO THE INSTITUTION’S WEBSITE |
| Cloverdale Community Schools | Cloverdale Community Schools |
| Greencastle Community Schools | Greencastle Community Schools |
| North Putnam Community Schools | North Putnam Community Schools |
| South Putnam Community Schools | South Putnam Community Schools |
| Area 30 Career Center | Area 30 Career Center |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Ivy Tech Community College |
| DePauw University | DePauw University |
Community Colleges
In addition, Putnam County has easy access to the regional campuses of Ivy Tech Community College and the wide range of programs available at Vincennes University.
| INSTITUTION | LOCATION | DISTANCE |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis, Indiana | 50 miles to the East |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Terre Haute, Indiana | 40 miles to the West |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes, Indiana | 90 miles to the Southwest |
Colleges and Universities
Putnam County is within a one hour drive of some of the nation’s top institutions of higher education. Many of these institutions produce outstanding business, design, engineering and technical graduates.
| INSTITUTION | LOCATION | DISTANCE |
| Butler University | Indianapolis, Indiana | 40 miles to the East |
| DePauw University | Greencastle, Indiana | 0 miles – Local |
| Indiana State University | Terre Haute, Indiana | 35 miles to the West |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, Indiana | 45 miles to the Southeast |
| Indiana University-Purdue University (IUPUI) | Indianapolis, Indiana | 40 miles to the East |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | 56 miles to the North |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute, Indiana | 30 miles to the West |
| St. Mary of the Woods College | St. Mary of the Woods, IN | 45 miles to the West |
| University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, Indiana | 40 miles to the East |
| Wabash College | Crawfordsville, Indiana | 27 miles to the North |
Updated: 06/2014