K-12
For a listing of area schools, educational programs and other information, visit any of our school systems.
Bloomington Educates
Monroe County Community School Corporation
Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation
Foundation for Monroe County Community Schools
Harmony Education Center
St. Charles Borromeo School
Pinnacle School
Light House Christian Academy
New Tech High School (NTHS) is a public high school opening in fall 2008 in the MCCSC school district. NTHS is a project-based learning high school that features a smaller learning community (100 students per grade, total of 400 students maximum), a one-to-one student-computer ratio, a hands-on and collaborative learning environment and a relevant and rigorous 21st century curriculum. NTHS students will take advantage of the many opportunities presented by a rich higher education and business community by requiring students to complete 12 credit hours of higher education before graduation and to participate in internships.
Bloomington Early College puts post-secondary education within reach of thousands of students every year. It is a specific kind of high school program designed to move students into college-level courses by their junior year in high school. The focus is a comprehensive series of courses that fit the CORE 40 requirements for high school graduation and related programs at Ivy Tech and Indiana University. The coursework includes the necessary math, technology and science classes to earn "dual-credit" toward both a high school diploma and a college degree. Qualified 21st Century Scholars do not pay college tuition.
Local high schools offer students the opportunity to participate in this nationally acclaimed program designed to add rigor to traditional technical programs and relevance to traditional academics. PLTW's curricula make math and science relevant for students. By engaging in hands-on, real-world projects, students understand how the skills they are learning in the classroom can be applied in everyday life. MCCSC schools offer PLTW courses in engineering, engineering technology and biomedical fields. In fact, Bloomington science faculty has helped write the national curriculum for the biomedical program and serve as a pilot site.
The Arts
As the home of the world-renowned Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington schools benefit from a wealth of resources in the fine arts. From nationally recognized jazz programs at Bloomington High School North, exceptional show choirs like Sounds of South at Bloomington High School South and the Warehouse at Edgewood High school, to an enviable breadth in fine arts programming, Bloomington's students have opportunities often unavailable in elementary and secondary schools.
Higher Education
In Bloomington, the associate, bachelor, MBA, Ph.D. or law degree you’ve always aspired to achieve is right at your fingertips. Our nationally ranked higher education institutions have an extended curriculum that can accommodate the educational and professional goals of any student.
Today, more than ever before, universities hold the key to ensuring our economic prosperity and quality of life. With 39,000 students on the Bloomington campus and 99,000 students on eight campuses across the state, Indiana University touches the lives of Hoosiers in thousands of ways.
- Indiana University is one of the nation's top learning institutions. With 100 degree programs ranked among the nation's top 20 and more than a half a million alumni nationwide, Indiana University provides students with the skills and education they need to succeed in their chosen profession.
- Indiana’s business community can tap into IU’s resources for assistance with business formation, strategic planning and acquisition of venture capital through IU’s new Office of Engagement.
- Indiana University is one of the largest and most diverse public research institutions in the United States. IU researchers are finding new ways to fight and cure disease, protect the environment and understand the complexities of the university. IU's research activities contribute significantly to the intellectual, cultural, social and economic vitality of the state. Over the last five years, IU brought in $2.1 billion in sponsored research funds — more than all of Indiana’s public and private research universities combined.
- IU campuses across the state enrich the lives of Indiana residents with cultural offerings ranging from art exhibits, theater, and dance to grand opera.
The Indiana University Life Sciences Initiative will strengthen IU existing life sciences effort. IU expects to spend $375.5 million on life sciences in the coming biennium. Already we are building valuable life sciences partnerships with Purdue, Notre Dame and other state universities, as well as the private sector. To learn more about the Indiana Life Sciences Initiative, please visit:
www.lifesciences.iu.edu
Innovate Indiana is the name for Indiana University’s efforts to channel the university’s vast resources to strengthen the Hoosier economy. The Office of the Vice President for Engagement is the central point of contact for Innovate Indiana. To learn more, please visit:
www.innovate.indiana.edu
Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington offers degrees, convenient class schedules and online course options to accommodate traditional and nontraditional students. The campus recently exceeded enrollment of 5,000 students and Ivy Tech - Bloomington was named by “Community College Week” as the third fastest-growing community college in the nation for its size.
Ivy Tech - Bloomington is a partner with Indiana University in ensuring that students can seamlessly continue their education. Students can now begin the first two years of a wide variety of degrees, including six Liberal Arts degrees at Ivy Tech and go on to finish their bachelor’s degrees at IU. Currently, more than 425 total credits transfer from Ivy Tech - Bloomington to IU.
Ivy Tech is committed to advancing life science initiatives in the Bloomington area. In an award-winning partnership, Ivy Tech - Bloomington and Monroe County Government have joined together to build the Indiana Center for the Life Sciences. This facility will accommodate the needs of local students and life science employees, and the Center will allow Ivy Tech to continue to fulfill workforce needs in the community.
