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==Education== [[File:Converse College main building.jpg|thumb|Wilson Hall at [[Converse University]]]] [[File:Main Building at Wofford College.jpg|thumb|Old Main at [[Wofford College]]]] [[File:Johnson College of Business and Economics.jpg|thumb|[[University of South Carolina Upstate|USC Upstate]]'s Johnson College of Business and Economics downtown]] ===Colleges and universities=== Spartanburg is a college town,{{cn|date=December 2024}} with four institutions of higher learning in the city limits: * [[Spartanburg Community College]] Downtown Campus<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sccsc.edu/about/locations/downtown.php|title=Downtown Spartanburg Campus|publisher=[[Spartanburg Community College]]|access-date=2024-10-26}}</ref> * [[Converse University]], founded in 1889, Converse University is a comprehensive doctoral institution * [[Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine|Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)]] β Carolinas Campus, first classes began in fall 2011 * [[Wofford College]], founded in 1854, Wofford College is a [[Phi Beta Kappa]] liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students. In the area: * The [[University of South Carolina Upstate]] (formerly known as University of South Carolina Spartanburg, or USCS), in [[Valley Falls, South Carolina|Valley Falls]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st45_sc/place/p4573465_valley_falls/DC20BLK_P4573465.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Valley Falls CDP, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-26|quote=Univ of South Carolina Upstate}}</ref> * Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg (Giles) Campus (main campus), in [[Southern Shops, South Carolina|Southern Shops]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st45_sc/place/p4567750_southern_shops/DC20BLK_P4567750.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Southern Shops CDP, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-26}} - College not directly indicated on map, so compare with the address.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sccsc.edu/about/locations/index.php|title=Campus Locations|publisher=[[Spartanburg Community College]]|access-date=2024-10-26|quote=107 Community College Drive <nowiki>|</nowiki> Spartanburg, SC 29303}}</ref> * [[Spartanburg Methodist College]] (formerly known as the Textile Industrial Institute from 1911 to 1942 and then Spartanburg Junior College until 1974), originally the only 2-year residential college in SC, it now offers several 4-year programs; it is located in [[Saxon, South Carolina|Saxon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st45_sc/place/p4564240_saxon/DC20BLK_P4564240.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Saxon CDP, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-26|quote=Spartanburg Methodist Colg}}</ref> * [[Sherman College of Chiropractic]], South Carolina's only chiropractic college ===Public and private schools=== Most of the City of Spartanburg's public schools are run by [[Spartanburg County School District 7]], one of seven loosely affiliated districts located in [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina#Education|Spartanburg County]]. District 7 students are zoned to [[Spartanburg High School]]. However, the westernmost part of the city is served by [[Spartanburg County School District 6]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45083_spartanburg/DC20SD_C45083.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spartanburg County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2021-07-05}}</ref> which has two elementary schools within city limits. District 6 students are zoned to [[Paul M. Dorman High School]] in [[Roebuck, South Carolina|Roebuck]]. The Spartanburg area is home to the main campus of the [[South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind]], which is outside of the city limits in an [[unincorporated area]]. It has five Regional Outreach Centers throughout the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scsdb.org/ |title=South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind |website=Scsdb.org |access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref> The city is also home to Spartanburg Preparatory School, a Kβ8 public charter school that is the only "brick and mortar" charter school in the Upstate.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.spartanburgprep.org/ |title=Spartanburg Preparatory School |publisher=Spartanburg Preparatory School |access-date=June 3, 2014}}</ref> Spartanburg is also home to Spartanburg Christian Academy, a Kβ12 private school in North Spartanburg,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scawarriors.org |title=Spartanburg Christian Academy |website=Scawarriors.org |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref> the [[Spartanburg Day School]], a Kβ12 private school offering the International Baccalaureate in grades Kβ4, and to Oakbrook Preparatory and Westgate Christian schools, both Kβ12 private schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oakbrookprep.org/ |title=Oakbrook Preparatory School |website=Oakbrookprep.org |access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref> Located in [[Hampton Heights]], the Montessori Academy of Spartanburg is a PreK-8 private school providing a [[Montessori education|Montessori]] educational approach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montessorispartanburg.com/ |title=Montessori Academy of Spartanburg |website=montessorispartanburg.com |access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref> The Meeting Street Academy in downtown Spartanburg is a branch of a [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]-based private school and currently offers PreK and Kindergarten.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meetingstreetacademy.com/Locations/MSA-Spartanburg.aspx |title=Meeting Street Academy β Spartanburg |website=meetingstreetacademy.com |access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref> St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School is located in downtown Spartanburg. It is affiliated with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston]] and is Kβ8.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stpaulschoolsc.com/St_Paul_the_Apostle_Catholic_School_Spartanburg_SC.html |title=St Paul the Apostle Catholic School Spartanburg SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208040712/http://stpaulschoolsc.com/St_Paul_the_Apostle_Catholic_School_Spartanburg_SC.html |archive-date=February 8, 2011 |website=Stpaulschoolsc.com |access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref>
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