Editing Pittsfield, Massachusetts (section)

==Education==
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Pittsfield operates a public school system which has more than 6,000 students. There are eight elementary schools (Allendale, Robert T. Capeless, Crosby, Egremont, Morningside, Silvio O. Conte, Stearns and Williams), two middle schools (Theodore Herberg and John T. Reid), two high schools ([[Pittsfield High School (Massachusetts)|Pittsfield High School]] and [[Taconic High School]]), and one private school ([[Miss Hall's School]]). The high schools both offer internal vocational programs. Students also come to the high schools from neighboring Richmond. There were two parochial schools open for many decades, but both recently closed (Saint Mark's for elementary and middle school students, and [[St. Joseph Central High School (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)|St. Joseph Central High School]] for high school students).

Pittsfield is the home to the main campus of [[Berkshire Community College]] and [[Mildred Elley]]'s Pittsfield campus. The nearest state college is the [[Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts]] in North Adams, and the nearest state university is [[Westfield State University]]. The nearest private colleges are [[Williams College]] in Williamstown and [[Bard College at Simon's Rock]] in Great Barrington. In addition, the Berkshire Music School, a non-profit music school, offers private and group lessons in multiple instruments.