The Worcester Public Schools district has over 25,000 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade, and over 4,000 employees to help make their school years good ones. Their goal is to provide all students with a quality education that allows them to meet their goals and reach their dreams. The system consists of 34 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 6 high schools, as well as numerous early childhood education, magnet, alternative learning, and special education programs throughout the schools. The city's public school system also administers an adult education component called "Night Life", and operates a cable accessible television station, Channel 11.
Twenty-three private and three charter schools are also found throughout the city, including Worcester Academy, founded in 1837, and Bancroft School, founded in 1900. For a list of the private and charter schools in Worcester, go to http://www.greatschools.net/schools.page?city=Worcester&state=MA&st=charter&st=private&showall=true
Worcester is home to excellent colleges and universities. The oldest, founded in 1843, is the Jesuit College of the Holy Cross, the oldest Roman Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is an innovative leader in engineering education and partnering with local biotechnology industries. Clark University, founded in 1887, has historic strengths in psychology and geography. Well-known professors include Albert A. Michelson, 1902 American Nobel Prize winner, Robert Goddard, the father of the space age, and G. Stanley Hall, the founder of organized psychology as a science and profession. Clark offers the only program in the country leading to a Ph.D. in Holocaust History and Genocide Studies. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is one of the nation's top 50 medical schools. At 175-acres, the largest college in Worcester is Assumption College, which is also the 4th oldest Roman Catholic college in New England, founded in 1904. Other Worcester colleges and universities include Worcester State College, Tufts University Veterinary School, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Worcester Campus, Anna Maria College, Becker College, Salter, and Quinsigamond Community College. |