Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city proper was 158,216, with a metropolitan statisical area population of 342,376. The current mayor is Loretta Spencer.
Education
The majority of K-12 students in Huntsville attend Huntsville City Schools, and there are numerous private K-12 schools.
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Huntsville's home-based higher education institutions include:
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- Alabama A&M Universityhttp://www.aamu.edu;
- The University of Alabama in Huntsvillehttp://www.uah.edu;
- Oakwood Collegehttp://www.oakwood.edu/, and
- J.F. Drake State Technical College.
- Huntsville Regional Medical Campus of the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Medicine http://main.uab.edu/uasom/2/show.asp?durki=3868;
- Calhoun Community College'shttp://www.calhoun.cc.al.us/ two sites (Cummings Research Parkhttp://www.huntsvillealabamausa.com/new_exp/new_crp_toc.html, http://www.calhoun.edu/maps/huntsvilledirections.htm & Redstone Arsenalhttp://www.calhoun.edu/maps/redstonedirections.htm);
- Athens State Universityhttp://www.athens.edu/;
- Georgia Institute of Technology's two siteshttp://www.gtri.gatech.edu/nfo/huntsville.html http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/hrl/;
- Faulkner Universityhttp://www.faulkner.edu/;
- Columbia Collegehttp://ccis.edu/;
- Virginia Collegehttp://www.vc.edu/huntsvillelo/main.asp;
- Florida Institute of Technologyhttp://www.fit.edu/, and
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universityhttp://www.erau.edu/.
Numerous colleges and universities have satellite locations or extensions in Huntsville; included are the
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One of two local hospitals, Huntsville Hospitalhttp://hhsys.org/ also has an accredited school of radiologic technology. http://www.huntsvillehospital.org/radschool/rad_school.php
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Geography |
| ► | Demographics |
| ► | Economy & Transportation |
| ► | Education |
| ► | Attractions |
| ► | Vicinity |
| ► | Severe weather |
| ► | Famous Residents/Natives |
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| ► | References |
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