Please remember to schedule your arrival date with Amanda Pendleton at least 1 week in advance. apendle@purdue.edu or (765) 494-9061

• Meet with Amanda Pendleton - Smith Hall, room 127C
  • Complete department student forms
  • Register for semester classes
• Meet with Cheryl Bluett - Smith Hall, room 101
  • Complete payroll documents and insurance packet (remember to bring your visa and/or ID card with you)
• Meet with Tammy Luck - Smith Hall, room B10
  Valerie Wininger- WSLR Hall, room 111
  • Obtain building and office keys
• Purdue Memorial Union, ID Office - main floor
  • Obtain Purdue ID Card (remember to bring your proof of registration from Amanda)
  • After receiving your ID, you need to swipe your card at the nearest computer lab
  • Be prepared to provide a new password
• Visitor Information Center, located in the Northwestern avenue parking garage
  • Obtain parking permit (remember to bring proof of residence)
• Meet with Bill Kielhorn - Smith Hall, room B73
• Obtain Entomology computer account (be prepared with an 8 character password - 2 characters being numerical)
  

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Cost of Attendance Estimate at Purdue University
One Semester Full-time Enrollment (8 or more credit hours):

• West Lafayette Campus: Tuition and Fees Rates
• Purdue University's Bursar's Office

In order to reserve an apartment you will need to bring enough money to pay for a deposit (usually the same amount as one month of rent) and enough money for one month’s rent. Plus money for deposits for Electric, Gas, Phone hooked up.

On Campus Housing for Graduate Students:

• Hawkins Graduate House - Single living: (765) 494-7187
  
• Purdue Village - Full-time students and dependents: (765) 494-2090
  
• Young Graduate House - Single living: (765) 494-0745

Partial Listing of Off Campus House:

• Basham Rentals - 248 S. Chauncey Ave, West Lafayette: (765) 743-8367
• Blackbird Farms - 2411 Kestral Bld., West Lafayette: (866) 894-0896
• Cheswick Village - 3422 Cheswick Ct Ofc., West Lafayette: (888) 336-4033
• Cooper Beech Townhomes - 2525 Klondike Rd., West Lafayette: (888) 577-4717
  
• Country Squire Apartments - 90 Country Square Ct., West Lafayette: (866) 651-2032
• Crestview North - 270 Littleton St., West Lafayette: (888) 842-5237
• Fleischhauer Rentals - 121 N. Salisbury St., West Lafayette: (765) 743-9603
• Highland Court Apartments - 2349 Yeager Road, West Lafayette: (888) 283-5831
• Jefferson Commons - 2243 US Highway 52 West, West Lafayette: (888) 783-6774
• Livesay Property Management - 130 S. Chauncey Avenue, West Lafayette: (765) 743-5587
• Peppermill Village - 3303 Peppermill Village, West Lafayette: (877) 868-1765
• River Market Apartments - 110 S. River Rd., West Lafayette: (888) 260-8016
• The Lodge - 2101 Cumberland Ave, West Lafayette: (888) 835-2252
• Wabash Landing Apartments - 375 Brown St., West Lafayette: (866) 479-9626
• Waterfront Condos - 320 Brown St., West Lafayette: (765) 743-8461
• Williamsburg on the Wabash - 400 N. River Road, West Lafayette: (877) 729-2106

Online Housing Resources:

• www.apartmentguide.com
• www.rent.net
• www.city.west-lafayette.in.us/community/renting.html
• www.BoilerApartments.com

Child & Day Care / Preschools:

• Adorable Angel’s Child Care: (765) 477-1530
• Burgett’s Child Care Center: (765) 463-1244
• Cornerstone Preschool: (765) 471-1555
• Crestview Nursery School: (765) 474-2445
• Grace United Methodist: (765) 447-2204
• Happy Harbor Preschool: (765) 474-0600
• Head Start: (765) 449-0487
• Ingersoll Child Care Center: (765) 463-6129
• Jack & Jill School: (765) 474-4354
• Kids Alive Preschool: (765) 463-7303
• Kids’ Connection: (765) 423-5531
• Kinder Musik by Marla: (765) 420-9363
• Kindercare Learning Centers: (765) 474-3663
• Learning Universe: (765) 474-3522
• Little People’s Pre-School: (765) 742-7808
• Peters Home Child Care: (765) 447-9596
• Small World Child Care: (765) 447-9596
• Sunshine Preschool: (765) 463-7513
• Tippecanoe Co. Child Care: (765) 742-4033
• Village Nursery School: (765) 743-4039

Public Schools:

• Tippecaone School Corporation
• West Lafayette School Corporation
• Lafayette School Corporation

Private Schools:

• Central Catholic Jr./Sr. High School, 2410 South 9th Street, Lafayette: (765) 474-2496
• Children’s House Montessori School, 2363 Yeager Road, West Lafayette: (765) 497-3660
• Faith Christian School, 5526 SR 26 E, Lafayette: (765) 447-2727
• First Assembly of God, 108 Beck Lane, Lafayette: (765) 474-1432
• Highland Christian School, 519 Owen Street, Lafayette: (765) 474-8948
• Lafayette Christian School, 525 N. 26th Street, Lafayette: (765) 447-3052
• New Community School, 620 Cumberland Avenue, West Lafayette: (765) 464-8999
• Pleasantview SDA Elementary, 3509 Soldiers Home Road, West Lafayette: (765) 463-1221
• Montessori School of Greater Lafayette, 2552 Soldiers Home, West Lafayette: (765) 464-1133
• St. Boniface Catholic Middle School, 813 North Street, Lafayette: (765) 742-7913
• St. James Lutheran School, 615 N. 8th Street, Lafayette: (765) 742-6464
• St. Lawrence Catholic Elementary School, 1902 Meharry Street, Lafayette: (765) 742-4450
• St. Mary Catholic Elementary, 1200 South Street, Lafayette: (765) 742-6302

Public Colleges / Universities:

• Ivy Tech State College
• Purdue University

The first land grant college in Indiana was built west of Lafayette, and opened its doors on September 16, 1874 as Purdue University. John Purdue pledged $150,000 of his own wealth to secure the site, and donated 100 acres of land to the school. Purdue was also responsible for encouraging prominent local citizens to pledge an additional $50,000. The university was named in Purdue’s honor, and is now the centerpiece for all of Tippecanoe County.

• Tippecanoe County, Indiana Area Code: 765
• Zip Code Prefix: 479
• Year Organized: 1826
• County Seat: Lafayette
• Townships: 13
• Land Area: 500 sq. mi.
• Persons per square mile: 298
• Location: 62 miles northwest of Indianapolis, the state capital
• County Courthouse: Located on the square in downtown Lafayette

Bordered by:

• (North) White Co, Carroll Co, IN
• (East) Clinton Co, Carroll Co, IN
• (South) Montgomery Co, IN
• (West) Benton Co, Warren Co, Fountain Co, IN

Population:

• 2002 State of Indiana: 6,159,068
• 2002 Tippecanoe County (ranked 8th in state): 152,001

Location & Climate:

Tippecanoe County is 63 miles northwest of the state capital, Indianapolis, found in Marion
County. The courthouse in Lafayette is located at Long 86.52 W, Lat 40.221 N, where the elevation is sixty feet above sea level.

Average Weather: