Within easy driving distance are institutes for continuing education. Purdue University Calumet Campus and Indiana University Northwest are two such colleges. With a population of under 24,000, Highland is a great place to live and work or commute from to nearby industrial complexes or Chicago businesses. Traveling ease is provided for commuters. A fine road network links Highland to the national highway system.
Bus service makes rush hour connections between downtown Chicago and Highland comfortable.
Also OHare International Airport and Midway Airport may be reached easily by frequent motor coach or limousine service. Some thirty physicians and ten dentists are in local practice here. Several neighboring hospitals are but minutes away in the neighboring towns of Munster, Hammond, Gary and Dyer. The newest sophisicated hospital equipment and services are found in the area and offer the best in specialized testing. In addition, many of the finest Chicago hospitals are less than 30 minutes away by using the interstate roads and expressways.