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New residents to the Houston area are continually impressed by the countless educational opportunities afforded by its extensive network of public schools, private institutions, colleges, and universities.
The greater metropolitan area of Houston is one of the most populated and technologically progressive regions in the country.
The city is served by seventeen school districts, each amongst the largest and most finely tuned in the nation.
The Houston Independent District, for example, is the seventh largest school district in the United States and operates over two-hundred and eighty campuses as well as magnet schools, vanguard institutions, and specialized training centers for health care, art, and various scientific disciplines.
The HISD encompasses over three-hundred square miles and supports thirteen thousand teachers serving over two-hundred thousand students!
The area also boasts a multitude of private and charter schools, many of which are fully accredited and universally recognized as educational leaders. At present, the city supports more than three-hundred such institutions and also benefits from the viewpoints and perspectives of area religious schools, independent learning centers, and community groups advocating continuing education.
Many of the schools in Houston are organized into three distinct levels, with elementary, middle grade, and senior high school students attending their own institutions.
At all levels, accountability and regulation are well established and meticulously enforced. These standards are derived directly from Texas state requirements mandating small class sizes, aptitude requirements, and the quality of public educations.
In Harris County altogether, there are twenty-four school districts serving incorporated and unincorporated areas.
For more information on these specific districts or institutions contact the Harris County Department of Education at (713) 694-6300.
Harris County School’s site:
http://www.houston-texas-online.com/harriscoschooldist.html
The city of Houston boasts more than forty colleges and institutions of higher learning serving an eclectic mix of interests and disciplines to suit learners of every variety. No matter the pursuit, the city of Houston has the team of professors needed to help you reach your goal!
University of Houston
This tier one research University is the flagship institution of Houston’s award-winning college system and ranks as the third largest school in Texas with nearly forty-thousand students. UH’s sprawling campus covers nearly seven-hundred acres of Southeast Houston and also supports two satellite sister schools. Founded in 1927, the University offers over three-hundred degree programs and was ranked by the Princeton Review as one of the top schools in the nation!
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, Texas
Phone: (713) 743-2255
http://www.hu.edu
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University was opened in 1912 and is presently one of the top centers for learning in the country. Ranked in the top twenty-five domestic universities by both The U.S. News and World Report and Forbes Magazine, the school is known for its beautiful three-hundred acre campus and palace like dorm halls. Rice boasts one of the lowest faculty to student rations in the country at five to one, and has educated a prolific list of alumni including the U.S. Attorney General, astronauts, and former Presidents!
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005-1892
Phone: (713) 528-2145
http://www.rice.edu
Community Colleges
There are many fine community colleges distributed throughout the Houston area organized into three distinct districts. These schools have provided a firm educational foundation to roughly fifty-five thousand students per year for the last four decades. In addition to robust collegiate programs, these community learning centers also specialize in instructing adult learners on career planning, technology mastery, and advanced certification.
3100 Main St # 1000, Houston, TX
Phone: (713) 718-2000
www.hccs.edu