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Preschool

Michigan City has a diverse variety of preschool facilities that are Christian, non-denominational and private. They include:

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Public Schools The Michigan City Area Schools (MCAS) - http://www.mcas.k12.in.us offer students a wide variety of academic, athletic and extra-curricular activities. The MCAS is committed to excellence in the process of preparing our students for the 21st century. By focusing the curriculum, learning environment and staff development to meet the needs of our community, our students' educational goals are met in a quality learning environment.

The MCAS include 9 elementary schools (grades K-5), two middle schools (grads 6 & 7), one junior high school (grades 8 & 9), one senior high school (grades 10 - 12) and one alternative schools for a total enrollment of approx. 7,000 students. The school year is 180 days.

Various other programs such as Special Education, Vocational Education, Talent Development Program and Alternative School are available for those students who are more successful in a non-traditional learning environment.

The average three-year pupil expenditure is $7,281. Forty percent of Michigan City's graduates took the Scholastic Aptitude Test in 2004 with a composite score of 948. The State of Indiana's SAT average is 1007 points.

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Private Schools

The Michigan City Area also offers good facilities for private education. The parochial system includes three facilites with preschools, seven elementary schools, two schools with junior high school classes and one high school with a total enrollment of 1,578.

Duneland Lutheran High School 1237 East Coolspring Avenue Michigan City , Indiana 46360 voice: (219) 874-5103 web: http://home.comcast.net/~ dunelandlutheran La Lumiere School 6801 N. Wilhelm Road LaPorte, Indiana 46350 voice: (219) 326-7450 fax: (219) 325-3185 contact: Michael Kennedy email: kennedy@lalumiere.org website: http://www.lalumiere.org Notre Dame Catholic School 1000 Moore Road Michigan City, IN 46360 voice: (219) 872-6216 Queen of All Saints Catholic School 1715 East Barker Avenue Michigan City, Indiana 46360 voice: (219) 872-4420 fax: (219) 872-1943 contact: Chet Nordyke email: principal@qas-school.org website: www.qas-school.org

St. Stanislaus School 1506 Washington Street Michigan City, IN 46360 voice: (219) 872-2258 web: www.ststans.us Marquette Catholic High School 306 W. 10th Street Michigan City, IN 46360 voice: (219) 873-1325 contact: Jennifer Quinlan e-mail: jquinlan@marquette-hs.org web: www.marquette-hs.org St. Paul Lutheran School 818 Franklin Square Michigan City, IN 46360 voice: (219) 874-7409 email: stplschool@adsnet.com website: www.stpaulmichigancity.com

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Vocational Schools

There are excellent vocational day and evening training programs offered by the Michigan City Area Schools - A.K. Smith Career Center ( www.mcas.k12.in.us). This includes high school vocational course, cooperative education programs and adult education. The Vocational Trades Program is geared to applied technical math, auto by repair, auto mechanics, building trades, computer applications, computer programming, cosmetology, restaurant management/food services, secretarial lab/word processing, small engine repair/marine trades, technical drafting, welding and fabrication, electronics/robotics, health occupations, machine trades such as CNC, CIM and robotics, medical secretary and child care training.

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Universities

The campuses of eight different universities or colleges are accessible within a 40-60 minute drive and include:

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