SOUTHWEST INDIANA EDUCATION
Southwest Indiana offers outstanding public, parochial, and private K-8 schools, high schools, colleges, and universities.
Public K–8 and High Schools
The Signature School
- Grades 9 through 12
- Consistently ranks among the top 100 high schools in the nation
- Indiana’s first charter school
- Located in Evansville (Vanderburgh County)
Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center
- Grades 9 through 12, plus adult education
- Vanderburgh County is home to this state-of-the-art vocational technical high school–one of the finest in the nation
- SICTC is also a hub for adult continuing workforce development and education for the region
Private and Parochial K–8 and High Schools
Evansville Christian School
- Grades K through 8
- Rated by the U.S. Department of Education as exemplary (the highest of five categories) as a result of ISTEP scores in the top 5% of the state and continued improvement over the previous years’ scores (Source: www.evansvillechristian.org)
Evansville Day School
- Grades junior-pre-K through 12
- Independent, college-preparatory day school
- SAT scores are among the top 1% in Indiana (Source: www.evansvilledayschool.org)
- 100% of high school graduates attend college (Source: www.evansvilledayschool.org)
Mater Dei High School
- Grades 9 through 12
- 81% of graduates attend a four-year college and 14% of graduates attend a two-year college (Source: www.materdeiwildcats.com)
Reitz Memorial (Memorial) High School
- Grades 9 through 12
- Recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (Source: www.memorial.evansville.net)
Many other private schools, including a number of Catholic schools
Colleges and Universities
University of Evansville
- Has been named one of the top ten buys for 11 years in a row by ,U.S. News and World Report
- Programs in liberal arts, the sciences, and selected professions
- Campuses in Evansville, Indiana, and Harlaxton College in England
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
- Customized industrial training, on campus or job site
- Five areas of study: business, health and human services, technology, visual technologies, and general education and support services
- Plastics technology program
Oakland City University
- Five schools of study, including arts and sciences, business, education, religious studies, and adult and extended learning
- NCAA Division II and NCCAA athletics
- Campuses in Oakland City, Indiana; Bedford, Indiana; Evansville, Indiana; Rockport, Indiana; and Indianapolis, Indiana
University of Southern Indiana
- More than 80 academic areas of study
- Regional campus for Indiana University School of Medicine
- 300-acre campus with housing for approximately 3,000 students
ITT Technical Institute
- More than 100 campuses nationwide
- Newburgh campus features four areas of study: information technology, electronics technology, drafting and design, and criminal justice
- New programs include construction management and visual communications
In addition, education opportunities in Southwest Indiana include the following:
The Southern Indiana Japanese School
The Southern Indiana Japanese School
- Elementary through high school
- Opened in 1997 at the request of Japanese businesses locating in Southwest Indiana
- Enables the school-age children of Japanese workers to attend local schools with American peers on weekdays and also study from their Japanese textbooks on Saturdays, in order to integrate smoothly into Japanese school life when they return to Japan
- Classes are held on Saturdays nearly year-round and on some Fridays during the summer
- Enrollment may be open to any local child with adequate Japanese language skills for participation in classroom activities
The Vincennes University Advanced Manufacturing Campus
The Vincennes University Advanced Manufacturing Campus
- Will provide opportunities for adult workers to enhance workplace skills
- Facility will be located in Gibson County (Ft. Branch, Indiana)
