Education

With numerous PreK-12 options and 12 colleges and universities, Fort Wayne and Allen County’s education offerings are enlightening and empowering, from cradle through career.

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Canterbury School

The mission of Canterbury School is to maximize the potential of young people by providing a challenging, enriching, and supportive learning environment in which students build the foundation for a life of purpose, passion, and meaning.

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Kiddie Academy of Fort Wayne

Every day your child’s imagination grows and their curiosity gathers momentum–Kiddie Academy of Fort Wayne empowers and celebrates all of it. Our Life Essentials® learning approach and curriculum encourages children to explore and progress in their own way, and at their own pace. Our highly trained teachers are there every step of the way to guide, nurture, and cultivate your child’s development.

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MLK Montessori School

Martin Luther King Montessori School has been offering exceptional preschool education to Fort Wayne children since 1968. As a Montessori school, we are dedicated to the development of the whole child, and we foster our students’ growth not just cognitively, but also physically, socially, and emotionally.

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East Allen County Schools

Our mission is to inspire in all students a passion for learning while developing knowledge, skills, and character necessary to become responsible contributors to the local and global society.

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Fort Wayne Community Schools

Fort Wayne Community Schools educates all students to high standards enabling them to become productive, responsible citizens.

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Northwest Allen County Schools

The mission of Northwest Allen County Schools is to develop the talent and nurture the creativity of each learner. We attain our mission by providing healthy and safe learning environments that engage, support, and challenge each learner in a culture of achieving excellence so each learner can become a leading member of our community.

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Southwest Allen County Schools

Preparing today’s learners for tomorrow’s opportunities, SACS will be nationally recognized as a provider of an excellent 21st century education.

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Canterbury School

The mission of Canterbury School is to maximize the potential of young people by providing a challenging, enriching, and supportive learning environment in which students build the foundation for a life of purpose, passion, and meaning.

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Concordia Lutheran High School

Concordia Lutheran High School has been providing Christ-centered educational excellence since 1935. We are a 9-12 school that offers 15 distinct academic programs (including 16 AP classes, 8 Dual Credit classes, and 7 Honors classes). We offer 21 different sports for boys and girls, and more than 20 different clubs and activities, including a JROTC leadership program. We pride ourselves on small class sizes and a family atmosphere!

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The Lutheran School Partnership

The Lutheran School Partnership represents more than 4,000 students enrolled in 17 elementary and middle schools across northeast Indiana, plus Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne. With so many options available, you’re sure to find the right fit for your child!

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Concordia Theological Seminary

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW) is an institution of theological higher education of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod whose central purpose is to prepare men for the pastoral ministry, as well as men and women for other service in the church, through programs offering an understanding of the Christian faith that is Christ centered, biblically based, confessionally Lutheran, and evangelically active.

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Huntington University

With over 70 academic avenues to choose from, Huntington University does more than provide you with a nationally recognized education. We help you discover who God wants you to be through building the whole you. And when it comes to building the whole you, nobody does it better.

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Indiana Tech

Indiana Tech provides learners a professional education; prepares them for active participation, career advancement, and leadership in the global 21st century society; and motivates them toward a life of significance and worth.

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Indiana University Fort Wayne

At Indiana University Fort Wayne we’re committed to providing an excellent and affordable health science education. We prepare outstanding health professionals to be clinicians, educators, researchers and leading innovators in physical, mental and oral health for local, regional, national and global communities, advancing social justice for the healthcare needs of all persons.

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Indiana Wesleyan University

Indiana Wesleyan University is ready for you! Our adult & graduate programs are designed for working adults in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, or online. The residential undergraduate campus is a Christ-centered community in Marion, Ind., of just over 3,000 students jointly seeking academic, spiritual and social excellence.

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Ivy Tech Community College

We are Ivy Tech, Indiana’s community college. We serve the people of our state through accessible and affordable world-class education and adaptive learning. We empower our students to achieve their career and transfer aspirations. We embrace our vision of economic transformation inspired by the education and earnings attainment of our citizens, the vitality of our workforce, and the prosperity of our unique and diverse communities.

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Manchester University

Manchester University offers more than 70 areas of undergraduate study, three master’s programs, a professional doctorate in pharmacy, and a dual degree in pharmacy and pharmacogenomics to about 1,400 students from 26 states and 19 countries. The independent, liberal arts school is located in North Manchester, Ind., where 73 percent of the students live on the 120-acre campus. Our four-year Doctor of Pharmacy program, as well as the athletic training and pharmacogenomics master’s programs, are on a Fort Wayne, Ind., campus.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne

Purdue University Fort Wayne is located in Indiana’s second-largest city and offers a traditional campus experience within a thriving metropolitan setting. As part of the venerable Purdue University system, students earn undergraduate and graduate degrees from one of the most trusted and prestigious brands in higher education.

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Trine University

For more than 135 years, Trine University has prepared students to lead, succeed and serve. You’ll find excellence in academic programs that offer hands-on experience with real-world projects, in expert faculty mentors who will take the time to care about your education and life goals, in state-of-the-art facilities, and in alumni who impact their communities, nation and world. Our high standards are consistently recognized by publications like U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review.

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University of Saint Francis

Whether you want to major in nursing, art, teaching, psychology, or accounting, we have something for you. Undecided about what you want to do? At USF, you will receive a true liberal arts education, which gives you options, so you can try different courses until you find something you like.

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WGU Indiana

Across the nation, WGU graduates are considered leaders and innovators in their professions–at top companies and organizations such as Amazon, Cedars-Sinani, Google, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, the Mayo Clinic, and the United Nations. Whether you’re looking to further a career in business, education, healthcare, or IT, we have the degree program to match your talents and interests.

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Freedom Academy

Freedom Academy is a private, not-for-profit adult continuing educational organization that believes education is the key to economic freedom by providing high-quality, cost-effective education. Freedom Academy builds its reputation on Workforce Certifications classes by providing practical and relevant instruction of outstanding quality. There are no admission requirements other than the desire to learn.

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Rudae’s School of Beauty Culture

Rudae’s School of Beauty Culture, Inc., was established in 1959 in Lafayette, Ind. Our Fort Wayne campus was opened in February 1998 and has now become the main campus. We provide up-to-date courses of instruction that will equip and prepare our students for a successful career in the beauty industry. Our aim is to provide the training needed for each student to realize their full potential as a professional cosmetologist, manicurist or aesthetican.