COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP YOU GET CONNECTED

Helpful first steps 

• Find out about jobs and living in Columbus info at Columbus Talent
• Get the basics about the Columbus area on our fast facts info sheet
• Find out why Columbus might be the perfect place to live AND retire
• Get to know the community on the “Around Town” Pinterest board
• Visit the Columbus city website
• Visit the Columbus Hospital website
• Visit the local newspaper website
• Visit the local transportation website
• Learn about local recycling services
• Get connected to city utilities
• Discover the community’s parks and recreation options
• Get connected to the chamber of commerce
• Find out about economic development
• Explore the annual signature events
• Explore community events
• Find out about The Arts Council’s arts events
• Find out about community schools
• Learn about the center for active adults over 50
• Find out about the Council for Youth Development

Arts and Culture

• The Arts and Entertainment District
• Columbus City Band
• Columbus Indiana Philharmonic
• Columbus Symphony Orchestra
• Columbus Area Arts Council
• Columbus Area Multi-Ethnic Organization
• Harlequin Theatre
• Landmark Columbus
• Mill Race Theater Company 
• Heritage Fund, The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County

Education and Day Care

• Indiana Family and Social Services Administration CareFinder Service 

Museums, Libraries, and Archives

• Bartholomew County Public Library & Hope Public Library
• University Library, Columbus Learning Center
• INSPIRE – Indiana’s Virtual Library
• Historic Columbus, Indiana
• Bartholomew County Historical Society
• Columbus, Indiana Architectural Archives
• kidscommons Children’s Museum
• Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor & Museum
• Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
• Indiana Genealogy & LDS Family History Centers

K-12 Schools

Bartholomew County includes two public school corporations, as well as a number of private and parochial school options. The Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation includes 11 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools. Information about these schools can be found on their individual websites.

• Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC)
• Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation (FRHSC)
• To determine your home school, visit Bus Routing Information page.

Elementary Schools

• Clifty Creek Elementary School
• Columbus Signature Academy Fodrea Campus
• Columbus Signature Academy Lincoln Campus
• Mount Healthy Elementary School
• Parkside Elementary School
• W.D. Richards Elementary School
• Rockcreek Elementary School
• L.C. Schmitt Elementary School
• L. Frances Smith Elementary School
• Southside Elementary School
• Taylorsville Elementary School

Middle Schools

• Central Middle School
• Northside Middle School

High Schools

• Columbus North High School
• Columbus East High School
• Columbus Signature Academy New Tech Campus
• C4 Columbus Area Career Connection

Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation

• Hope Elementary
• Hauser Junior-Senior High

Parochial & Private Schools

• St. Peter’s Lutheran School
• St. Bartholomew Catholic School
• Columbus Christian School
• ABC Stewart Montessori School
• North Star Montessori School
• Bethel Holiness Christian School – (812) 376-0210
• White Creek Lutheran School – (812) 342-6832

Adult & Continuing Education

• McDowell Adult Education Center
• WorkOne Southeast

Higher Education

• IUPUC
• Purdue College of Technology, Columbus
• Ivy Tech Community College
• J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program

General Education Information

• Indiana Department of Education
• Indiana Department of Education School Accountability Reports
• Community Education Coalition, Columbus Learning Center
• Scholarship Information – Heritage Fund the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
• Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Newspapers, Magazines, Television, Online

• The Republic
• Hope Star Journal
• WFYI Public Media Indianapolis (PBS, NPR)
• WTIU Public Television from Indiana University (PBS)
• WRTV 6 (ABC)
• WISHTV 8 (CBS)
• WTHR 13 (NBC)
• WXIN 59

Radio

• QMIX 107.3
• WCSI 1010
• KORN Country 100.3
• WKKG 101.5 Indiana Country
• WIN 104.9
• 106.1 The River
• WHUM 98.5
• WFIU 103.7 (NPR)

The content of this page has been curated and is kept updated by local librarians:

• Emily Dill, Executive Director, IUPU-Columbus University Library
• Karen Nissen, Medical Librarian, Columbus Regional Hospital