Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

Education

Public education

The Chicago Public Schools (commonly abbreviated as CPS) is the school district that controls over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago. It is currently the third largest school district in the United States, with more 400,000 students enrolled in the school district and is led by CEO Arne Duncan. The CPS also includes a number of selective-admission "magnet" schools, including some of the best in the country. Whitney Young Magnet High School (longtime United States Academic Decathlon winners), Albert G Lane Technical Academy, Walter Payton College Prep and Northside College Prep have all topped the lists.

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Chicago Public Schools - School district - United States - CEO - Arne Duncan - Whitney Young Magnet High School - United States Academic Decathlon - Walter Payton College Prep

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Higher education

Chicago and nearby towns are home to several prestigious colleges and universities, including the University of Chicago in Hyde Park, Chicago State University, and Northwestern University in Evanston. The Illinois Institute of Technology in Bronzeville has notable engineering and architecture programs. The city is also home to several honored Catholic universities, including DePaul University in Lincoln Park, and Loyola University in Rogers Park and Edgewater. The Chicago campus of the state's top public university, the University of Illinois at Chicago, is one of the nation's largest urban public universities. All of these institutions have downtown campuses as well as suburban locations (except for the University of Illinois at Chicago). A number of smaller colleges are known for fine arts education, including Roosevelt University, Columbia College Chicago, and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago is also home to Northeastern Illinois University, one of the nation's most multi-cultural schools. The Chicago region boasts 12 accredited theological schools representing most mainline Protestant traditions, including the city's oldest institution of higher education, the United Church of Christ-related Chicago Theological Seminary, the United Methodist run Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, the Epsicopal Seabury-Wesleyan and multiple Roman Catholic institutions; the schools are joined in a consortium known as the Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS). Another well-known Christian school in downtown Chicago is the Moody Bible Institute. The city also has a community college system known as the City Colleges of Chicago.

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University of Chicago - Hyde Park - Chicago State University - Northwestern University - Evanston - Illinois Institute of Technology - Bronzeville - Catholic - DePaul University - Loyola University - Rogers Park - Edgewater - University of Illinois at Chicago - Fine arts - Roosevelt University - Columbia College Chicago - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Northeastern Illinois University - Chicago Theological Seminary - Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary - Seabury-Wesleyan - Moody Bible Institute - Community college - City Colleges of Chicago

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