Editing Washington, Pennsylvania (section)

==Education==
{{main|City of Washington–Washington & Jefferson College relations}}
[[File:WandJCollege-OldMain.JPG|thumb|[[Old Main (Washington & Jefferson College)|Old Main]] at Washington & Jefferson College]]
Washington is home to [[Washington & Jefferson College]], a small, co-educational private [[liberal arts college]] which traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in Washington County established by three Presbyterian missionaries to the [[American frontier]] in the 1780s. The modern institution was established in 1865 from the merger of Washington College in Washington and Jefferson College in [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania|Canonsburg]].<ref name=banners>Coleman 1956 pp. 4–7, 21–44</ref> Located in downtown Washington, the college enrolls approximately 1,500 students. The {{convert|60|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus has more than 40 buildings, with the oldest dating to 1793. The college's academic emphasis is on the liberal arts and the sciences, with a focus on preparing students for graduate and professional schools. Washington & Jefferson College typically places within the top 100 or first tier of ranked liberal arts colleges.<ref>{{cite web| title=Overview : Washington and Jefferson College| work=Best Colleges 2010| publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]]| year=2010| url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/washington-pa/washington-and-jefferson-college-3389| access-date=March 23, 2010| archive-date=March 23, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323081848/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/washington-pa/washington-and-jefferson-college-3389| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = #100 Washington and Jefferson College| work = [[Forbes Magazine's List of America's Best Colleges]]| url = https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/best-colleges-10_Washington-Jefferson-College_94536.html| access-date = August 15, 2010| archive-date = April 9, 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180409110546/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/best-colleges-10_Washington-Jefferson-College_94536.html| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = College Guide: 2009 Liberal Arts| work = [[The Washington Monthly]]| year = 2009| url = http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings/liberal_arts_rank.php| access-date = July 3, 2010| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091217103228/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings/liberal_arts_rank.php| archive-date = December 17, 2009}}</ref>

Washington is served by the public [[Washington School District (Pennsylvania)|Washington School District]], which includes four schools; Washington High School (grades 9–12), Washington Junior High School (grades 7–8), Washington Park Intermediate School (grades 4–6), and Washington Park Elementary School (grades K-3), in addition to an alternative online environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washington.k12.pa.us/ |title=Washington School District / Homepage |publisher=[[Washington School District (Pennsylvania)|Washington School District]] |access-date=May 1, 2023}}</ref>