Closed Institutions & Student Records

The Indiana State Archives maintains academic transcripts submitted by closed proprietary educational institutions: for-profit business, trade, and vocational schools regulated by the Indiana Board for Proprietary Education. To learn more about requesting a student transcript from one of those schools, visit our List of Defunct Proprietary Institutions.

To locate student records for other defunct school types, please see the instructions below.

 

Locating records from institutions NOT regulated by IBPE

• Bible institutions and colleges: Please contact the institution, church, or diocese regarding institutional status and student records. Generally, these institutions are not regulated by the Board of Proprietary Education.
   
• Elementary and secondary schools (through grade 12): Please contact your local school corporation or the Indiana Department of Education.
   
• GED transcripts: Please contact Diploma Sender. You may email questions concerning your GED transcript to support at diplomasender.com.
   
• Indiana private colleges and universities: Please contact the institution. A listing is available via the Independent Colleges of Indiana.
   
• Indiana public colleges and universities: Please contact the institution, as all remain in operation. A listing is available via the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
   
• Non-degree granting post-secondary schools: Please contact the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Office for Career and Technical Schools.
   
• Professional licensing institutions: Please contact the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency.