Area College Enrollment & Graduates

Fall 2022 Enrollment

2022 Degrees Awarded

Ivy Tech Community College – Richmond, Indiana

A statewide, open-access, community college, Ivy Tech Community College provides residents of Indiana with professional and technical degrees as well as the lifelong training needed for successful careers, personal development, and active citizenship. Through its affordable, quality educational programs and services, the College strengthens Indiana’s economy and enhances its cultural development.

Ivy Tech offers a variety of programs for students as well as short term programs and training services available on demand for immediate upgrade of skills and industry related certification opportunities.

Top 5 Degrees/Certificates Awarded at Ivy Tech Community College (Richmond)

Indiana University East – Richmond, Indiana

Indiana University East is one of 8 campuses of Indiana University and provides an affordable path to a earn an Indiana University degree. A regional leader in higher-education, IU East offers over 60 academic programs including bachelor’s and master’s degree in social and behavioral sciences, arts and humanities, business, nursing, education, social work and technical and professional fields. With an enrollment of over 3,400 students, IU East is both a traditional campus that excels in innovative learning options and a virtual campus with a wide array of online degree completion programs. Students at IU East find all the services and opportunities of a large university combined with the advantages and atmosphere of a small college through experiential learning opportunities such as internships, service-learning and research.

More than 95 percent of our alumni stay in the region to live and work.

Top 5 Undergraduate Degrees Awarded at Indiana University East

Purdue Polytechnic – Richmond, Indiana

Purdue Polytechnic is engaged with business and industry in numerous ways. Purdue offers certificate and degree programs to support apprenticeship and professional development programs. Purdue Polytechnic can also deliver tailored training or credit coursework at business sites and can provide onsite registration support.

In addition to the traditional classroom setting, some courses may also be taken online, through streaming video, and during accelerated weekend formats. The university’s expertise is available through local faculty and students, as well as through its Technical Assistance Program (TAP). TAP provides technical and organizational help (gratis and contracted), as well as placement of summer interns. Partnered research projects can also be coordinated through the local Purdue Polytechnic – Richmond office.

Purdue Polytechnic – Richmond Degrees/Certificates Awarded

Earlham College – Richmond, Indiana

Founded by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1847, Earlham College is a distinguished liberal arts college drawing students from 42 states and 81 foreign countries. Among the nation’s academically strongest liberal arts colleges, it boasts programs of particular renown in the sciences, humanities and peace and global studies. Earlham is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top colleges for undergraduate study abroad.

The college has one of only three U.S.-based Japan information centers and also offers programs and consulting services for companies seeking to establish business contacts in Japan and the Pacific Rim.

Top 5 Degrees Awarded at Earlham College

Bethany Theological Seminary – Richmond, Indiana

Bethany Theological Seminary is the only theological school and academy for the Church of the Brethren. The school was founded in Chicago in 1905 and later moved to Richmond, Indiana as an affiliate of Earlham College, both are schools founded by historic “peace churches” (Brethren and Quaker).

For over 100 years, the theological seminary has been offering Master of Divinity degrees and undergraduate training with a current focus on peace studies and youth/young adult ministries.

Ball State University – Muncie, Indiana

Founded in 1918, Ball State University has grown into a first-rate research university offering over 190 undergraduate and preprofessional programs, as well as over 140 graduate programs including certificates and master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees. Many of Ball State’s programs consistently rank nationally including programs in architecture, entrepreneurship, telecommunications, and education. Ball State is a public university certified by the Higher Learning Commission. Located in Muncie, Indiana, the university is located within an hour’s drive of Wayne County.

Top 5 Degrees Awarded at Ball State University – Undergraduate & Graduate

Miami University – Oxford, Ohio

One of the oldest public universities in the U.S., this liberal arts university is also known as the “Yale of the West” and ranks among the nation’s top universities for quality of teaching and overall student experience. Miami University offers degrees in over 120 areas of study and 60 master’s and doctoral degree programs. Miami University located just over the Indiana state line in Oxford, Ohio is within a 40-minute commute of Wayne County.

Top 5 Undergraduate Degrees Awarded at Miami University