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Westville General Studies
Building Your Foundation
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Get the Right Start
Located just 15 miles from Indiana Dunes National Park, PNW’s rural branch campus is a great place to start your journey to a degree. You can enjoy hands-on learning and connecting with professors who care, all in a beautiful 250+ acre setting.
After completing your general-education courses at Westville, you can take classes on PNW’s Hammond campus to finish any program Purdue University Northwest offers.
Highlights
State-of-the-art buildings, like the Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex, give students comfortable space to study and socialize. Lab spaces and classrooms will give you the opportunity to build the hands-on skills you will use throughout your career.
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Outcomes
As a Purdue University Northwest student, you’ll have access to resources you need to help you succeed, including advisors to help keep you on track toward your eventual degree and student resources ranging from tutoring and counseling services to the PNW Career Center.
Scholarships
Westville students can apply for a number of program-specific scholarships, including:
- Academic Achievement Scholarship
- Chancellor James B. Dworkin Distinguished Scholars Award
- Barbara Bell Blake Nursing Scholarship
Beyond the Classroom
You’ll find plenty of opportunities to connect with faculty and peers in extracurricular activities, such as:
Employers
Our value is best demonstrated through the employers our graduates have worked for:
- Ford Motor Company
- Franciscan Health
- Michigan City Area Schools