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Encyclopedia > Education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is provided by many private and public institutions. Image File history File links Portal. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City, the City that Loves You Back Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country State County United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia Founded Incorporated October 27, 1682 October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ...


Public schools

Philadelphia is served by the School District of Philadelphia. The School District of Philadelphia is a school district, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that includes all public schools in the city 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. Penn Charter, located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, was established in 1689 by William Penn as an all-male college-preparatory day school and is the oldest Quaker School in the world. ... As of 2003, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania. ...

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. The Philadelphia Catholic League is a high school sports league composed of 20 Catholc High Schools in Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania suburbs. ... Girard College is a private, U.S. boarding school on a 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for academically capable students, grades 1 through 12, from families with limited financial resources, headed by a single parent or guardian. ...


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. A college town or university town is a community (often literally a town, but possibly a small city or in some cases neighborhood) which is dominated by its university population. ...

Colleges and Universities within the city:

Colleges and universities near Philadelphia include: The Art Institute of Philadelphia is primarily located at 1622 Chestnut Avenue, however, they use several more buildings throughout the Center City District of Philadelphia, PA. They offer a wide variety of degrees in many different art programs taught by instructors who are experienced in specific art fields. ... Chestnut Hill College is a four-year liberal arts college in Philadelphia. ... Community College of Philadelphia is a community college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Curtis Institute of Music is a music school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera, and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. ... Drexel University is an institution of higher learning located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Holy Family University is a fully accredited Catholic, private, co-educational, four year commuter University. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:La Salle University La Salle University is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Moore College of Art is an art and design school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art school in the United States, founded in Philadelphia in 1805. ... PCOM ... Philadelphia University, founded in 1884, is a private university with 3,500 part- and full-time students from 38 states and 30 countries. ... The Restaurant School located in Philadelphia, Pa, is a Private, Co-educational Hospitialty training school. ... Saint Josephs University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... Temple University is a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Thomas Jefferson University offers courses in medicine and related fields, including research. ... The University of the Arts, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is comprised of the College of Art and Design, the College of Performing Arts, and the College of Media and Communication. ... The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in a variety of health-related disciplines, including pharmacy, pharmacology, biology, chemistry, toxicology, cell biology, and biochemistry. ... The University of Pennsylvania (Penn is the moniker used by the university itself [2]) is a private, nonsectarian research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

Colleges and Universities in Metropolitan Philadelphia
Arcadia UniversityArt Institute of PhiladelphiaBryn Mawr CollegeCabrini CollegeChestnut Hill CollegeCurtis Institute of MusicDelaware Valley CollegeDrexel UniversityEastern UniversityGratz College • Haverford College • Holy Family UniversityImmaculata UniversityLa Salle UniversityLincoln UniversityManor CollegeMoore College of Art and DesignNeumann CollegePeirce CollegePennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPennsylvania College of OptometryPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePhiladelphia UniversityReconstructionist Rabbinical CollegeThe Restaurant SchoolRosemont CollegeSaint Joseph's UniversitySwarthmore CollegeTemple UniversityThomas Jefferson UniversityTyler School of ArtUniversity of the ArtsUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of New JerseyUniversity of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaUniversity of PennsylvaniaUrsinus CollegeVillanova UniversityWest Chester UniversityWidener University


 
 

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