Philadelphia Education

Education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a rich and storied history. This history began with Benjamin Franklin's founding of the University of Pennsylvania as European styled school and America's first university. Today's Philadelphia region is home to nearly 300,000 college students, numerous private and parochial secondary schools, and the 8th largest school disctrict in the country.

Public Schools

Philadelphia is served by the School District of Philadelphia.

Private Schools

William Penn Charter School was founded by Penn in 1689, and is the oldest Quaker school in the nation. Philadelphia is home to the most extensive Catholic education system in the nation. Along with hundreds of parish-based elementary schools, there are also twelve Catholic high schools within the city ranging from Archdiocesan high schools to private Catholic high schools. All of the Catholic schools are affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Girard College (actually a primary and secondary educational institution) was endowed by French-American merchant, mariner and banker, Stephen Girard, opening its doors to disadvantaged youth in 1848.

Higher Education

Philadelphia is one of the largest college towns in the U.S., with over 120,000 college and university students enrolled within the city limits and nearly 300,000 in the metropolitan area.

Colleges and Universities within the city:

The Art Institute of Philadelphia
Chestnut Hill College
Community College of Philadelphia
Curtis Institute of Music
Drexel University
Holy Family University
La Salle University
Moore College of Art
Peirce College
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia University
The Restaurant School
Saint Joseph's University
Temple University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of the Arts
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania

Colleges and Universities near Philadelphia include:

Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College), in Glenside, Pennsylvania
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr College, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bucks County Community College, with campuses in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Perkasie, Pennsylvania
Cabrini College, in Radnor
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, in Cheyney, Pennsylvania
Delaware County Community College, located in Marple Township, Pennsylvania
Delaware Valley College, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eastern University (formerly Eastern College), in St. David's, Pennsylvania
Gratz College, in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania
Haverford College, in Haverford, Pennsylvania
Immaculata University, in Malvern, Pennsylvania
Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Lincoln University, located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
Manor College, in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County Community College, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Neumann College, in Aston, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University, in Abington and Media, Pennsylvania, with a graduate campus in Malvern, Pennsylvania
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, in Wyncote, Pennsylvania
Rosemont College, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Rowan University, in Glassboro and Camden, New Jersey
Rutgers University, in Camden, New Jersey
Swarthmore College, in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Temple University, in Ambler, Pennsylvania
Temple University's Tyler School of Art, in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (School of Osteopathic Medicine), in Stratford, New Jersey
Ursinus College, in Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Villanova University, in Villanova, Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania, in West Chester, Pennsylvania
Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, Pennsylvania
Widener University, in Chester, Pennsylvania

Source of Article:

Wikipedia. (2008). Education in Philadelphia. Retrieved May 16, 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Philadelphia

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