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Ball State University in Muncie, IN is one of the country's most environmentally responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review. Learn more

Two local high schools are among the best in Indiana, according to the 2013 U.S. News and World Report annual rankings of “Best High Schools.” On the list for Indiana schools, Burris Laboratory School came in at No. 3 and Yorktown High School is No. 10.Learn More

"We live in an era where new technologies are constantly pushing employers to refine their workforce needs. The presence of a strong community college allows local residents to upgrade their skills for new jobs and new careers. Ivy Tech's recent growth has positioned the Muncie campus for a major capital expansion. We look forward to significantly boosting our capacity to meet Delaware County's needs for a highly skilled workforce." - Gail Chesterfield, Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College

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Muncie-Delaware
County

401 S. High Street
P.O. Box 842
Muncie, IN 47308-0842

Toll Free: (800) 336-1373
Phone: (765) 288-6681
Fax: (765) 751-9151

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Education in Muncie-Delaware County, Indiana

Higher Education

Ball State University is a premier institution of higher learning located in Muncie. Ball State has what you’re looking for—more than 180 bachelor's, associate, and pre-professional degree programs plus more than 76 master’s, 15 doctoral, and two specialist programs in seven academic colleges. Best of all, you get the academic opportunities of a large university with manageable class sizes that make the experience more interactive and professors who actually teach your classes instead of handing them off to their assistants.

Ivy Tech Community College is the nation's largest state-wide community college with single accreditation. It is the state's largest public post-secondary institution serving more than 150,000 students a year. 

While students enjoy the benefits of a large institution, with 23 campuses throughout the state and an average class size of 22, students find personal attention close to home at Ivy Tech Community College. The Muncie campus is located downtown Muncie and in the Industria Centre Industrial Park on Cowan Road and is home to more than 4,000 students.

Ivy Tech Community College's Department of Workforce and Economic Development offers local, affordable solutions for Indiana business and industry training needs.

K through 12

From grammar to graduate school, from early education to continuing education, Delaware County offers excellent opportunities for students of all ages, abilities and interests. Parochial and private day schools add to the mix of educational opportunities available.

The pupil/teacher ratios locally are very favorable. This fact, supplemented by our numerous learning enhancement programs, means that students here receive attention and quality instruction so important to early education.

Two local high schools are among the best in the state, according to the 2013 U.S. News and World Report annual rankings of “Best High Schools.” On the list for Indiana schools, Burris Laboratory School came in at No. 3 and Yorktown High School is No. 10.

Muncie Community Schools, in cooperation with our public television station, WIPB-TV Channel 49, offers GED-On-TV, or the East Central Indiana Educational Development Project, can assist adults to receive the equivalent of a high school diploma

The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities is a residential high school for approximately 300 gifted and talented juniors and seniors from across the state of Indiana. The Indiana Academy is located on the Ball State University campus and is accredited by the Indiana Department of Education and by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges through the University Schools. The Academy has been nationally recognized as a premier educational institution for gifted and talented students.

Burris Laboratory School, a department of the Teachers' College, provides the development, demonstration, and dissemination of effective and innovative teaching practices, offers an exemplary pre-service clinical program for teaching majors, accommodates research and operates an educationally sound instructional program for its K-12 population. This mission is based on the belief that all students can learn and will be empowered to develop their fullest intellectual, social, artistic, and physical potentials. Burris has been rated by U.S. News as one of the top high schools in the country.