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Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus

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Established
  
1970 (details)

Location
  
Columbus, IN, USA

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
5,962 USD (2010)

Total enrollment
  
1,628 (2009)

Colors
  
Black, Old gold, Red

Students
  
1,700

Campus
  
15 acres (0.061 km²)

Phone
  
+1 812-348-7390

Motto
  
Fulfilling the Promise.

Parent organization
  
Indiana University

Type
  
coeducational public university

Vice-Chancellor
  
Dr. Laurence Richards (interim)

Address
  
4601 Central Ave, Columbus, IN 47203, USA

Similar
  
Indiana University – Purdue, Indiana University East, Indiana University Southeast, Indiana University Kokomo, Indiana University Northwest

Profiles

Indiana University—Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) is a public university located in Columbus, Indiana. IUPUC offers degree programs from both Indiana University and Purdue University.

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Academics

Students can complete several Indiana University (IU) and Purdue University (PU) bachelor's and master's degrees in their entirety on IUPUC's shared Columbus campus. Students can also complete a substantial number of classes toward degrees not offered at IUPUC and then transfer to IUPUI or another IU or PU campus. The university's divisions include:

  • Division of Business
  • Division of Education
  • Division of Liberal Arts
  • Division of Mechanical Engineering
  • Division of Nursing
  • Division of Science
  • University College
  • History

    IUPUC was founded in 1970 as an extension of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Originally, the extension had no single campus, instead offering classes in various locations throughout Columbus. An old airport building was converted to the first centralized campus building for IUPUC, but was soon renovated for academic use in 1985. In 1994, the chancellor of IUPUI renamed IUPUI Columbus to IUPUC.

    IUPUC's first vice-chancellor, Paul Bippen, served in this capacity from 1977 until his retirement in 2003, when he was replaced by Nasser Paydar. In 2007, Jay Howard was named interim vice-chancellor. In 2009, Marwan Wafa was named the new vice-chancellor. IUPUC's most-senior executive title is vice-chancellor.

    Environment

    IUPUC predominantly serves students from Columbus and Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings, Jefferson, Johnson, and Decatur counties, as well as other areas in the largely rural south central and southeastern portion of Indiana. IUPUC also offers off-campus classes community learning centers in Greensburg and Seymour.

    IUPUC is one of the first academic institutions to innovate a cross-institutional and cross-discipline tutoring program through partnerships with Ivy Tech Community College and the Purdue Statewide Technology program. The Academic Resource Center, or ARC, is a one-of-a-kind, one-stop tutoring operation for math, science, writing, public speaking, Spanish, and basic technology.

    References

    Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus Wikipedia