Editing High Point, North Carolina (section)

==Education==
[[Image:High Point University.jpg|right|thumb|upright|High Point University, Roberts Hall]]
Private schools for children were established in and around High Point as early as the early nineteenth century by [[Quakers]]. The New York Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, a network of Quakers from that state, started a school in [[Asheboro, North Carolina|Asheboro]] in the 1880s for [[African American]] students. The school relocated to High Point in 1891 on land east of town on Washington Street. The institution was named the High Point Normal and Industrial School (later William Penn High School), and was administered by the Quakers until 1897.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greensboro.com/life/community_news/penn-griffin-remembers-legacy-of-former-segregated-william-penn-high/article_29467ea3-1d77-5afc-b5bd-e56e152c3ec1.html|title=Penn-Griffin remembers legacy of former segregated William Penn High School|publisher=News & Record|date=February 23, 2018|access-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref> In that year, black educator Alfred J. Griffin accepted the position of principal and led the establishment into a long period of growth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hpenews.com/news/6973/museum-program-to-focus-on-alfred-and-ophelia-griffin/|title=Museum program to focus on Alfred and Ophelia Griffin|last=Tomlin|first=Jimmy|date=February 18, 2019|publisher=High Point Enterprise|access-date=February 2, 2020}}</ref> The school closed in 1968, but was renovated and reopened in 2003 as Penn-Griffin School for the Arts, a public arts [[magnet high school]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gcsnc.com/domain/321 | title=About Us / Homepage }}</ref> It is one of three public high schools in the city.

The High Point public school system was founded in 1897 with the approval of a $10,000 bond, in part to finance the purchase of [[J. Elwood Cox]]'s family home on South Main Street for use as the first school building. Twelve school commissioners were appointed to administer the 350-student system of five grades. Growth of the city's institutions reflected improved primary educational facilities. A school building campaign coupled with additional grades and improved classes resulted in four additional schools for white students: Elm Street School (1905), Park Street School (1910), Fairview School (1910), and Grimes Street School (1911). Many other schools were born in the 1920s during a period of rapid growth.

This building spree culminated in 1927 with the opening of High Point High School. Among the many high styled school complexes in the state, few surpass High Point's grand 1927 high school. The campus joined the talents of two designers, [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] architect Harry Barton and [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] landscape architect Earl S. Draper. The building was matched in 1931 with the addition of Ferndale Middle School just to the east, designed to incorporate details from the high school so that it maintained a campus theme. Both shared athletic facilities on a large tract of land between downtown and Emerywood. In 1962, High Point High School's name was modified to [[High Point Central High School]] when an additional high school, [[T. Wingate Andrews High School]], was established in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gcsnc.com/domain/13151|title=History of Andrews High School|work=Guilford County Schools|access-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref>

Several private and independent schools are found in High Point, including [[High Point Christian Academy]] ([[Baptist]]), [[High Point Friends School]] ([[Quaker]]), [[Immaculate Heart of Mary]] ([[Catholic school|Catholic]]), [[Wesleyan Christian Academy]] ([[Wesleyan]]),  and [[Westchester Country Day School]] (nonsectarian), and [[Phoenix Academy (North Carolina)|Phoenix Academy]], a [[charter school]].

In 1921, the [[Chamber of Commerce]] made the establishment of a college in High Point a high priority and initiated a High Point College campaign. The campaign solicited funds in order to attract the attention of the North Carolina Methodist Protestants, who had desired for decades to found a college.

High Point succeeded in attracting the college over rivals Greensboro and [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]] with a gift of {{convert|60|acre|ha}} and $100,000 in pledges from leading citizens. High Point College opened in 1924 (changed to [[High Point University]] in 1991) with three buildings at various stages of development. Many of the numerous civic organizations founded in the 1920s pledged funds, including the [[Rotary International|Rotary]], [[Kiwanis]], [[Civitan]], and the [[American Business Club]]. The architectural design of the High Point College campus was in keeping with traditional and historical architectural initiatives found at many private colleges and universities across the state in the 1920s. The administration building (Roberts Hall), male and female dormitories (McCulloch Hall and Women's Hall, respectively), and a central heating plant were all erected between 1922 and 1924 according to designs by [[Washington, D.C.]] architect R. E. Mitchell with assistance by High Point architect Herbert Hunter. Today, High Point University is a four-year, coeducational, liberal arts university related to the [[United Methodist Church]]. It offers 50 majors in a traditional day format. It also offers non-traditional evening programs, and the graduate studies program offers 10 master's degrees and one doctorate degree.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highpoint.edu/visitorinformation/history-of-the-university/|title=History – High Point University|work=www.highpoint.edu|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>

High Point is one of the nine [[Shaw University]] "CAPE" (College of Adult and Professional Education) program centers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shawu.edu/a_admission_cape.htm |title=College of Adult and Professional Education (CAPE) |access-date=2008-06-02 |work=Shaw University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201113204/http://www.shawu.edu/a_admission_cape.htm |archive-date=2008-12-01 }}</ref> [[Guilford Technical Community College]] maintains a High Point campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gtcc.edu/about/campuses/high-point.php|title=GTCC High Point Campus|work=Guildford Technical Community College|access-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref>

Providence Bible College & Seminary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allenjaybaptist.com/#!pbc/c1uwu|title=Providence Bible College & Seminary|access-date=2014-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218214000/http://www.allenjaybaptist.com/#!pbc/c1uwu|archive-date=2014-12-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> ([[Baptist]]) operates in High Point, offering degrees from Bible Diploma to Doctorate Degree. High Point was also the home of [[John Wesley University]] (formerly called Laurel University and John Wesley College), which merged into [[Piedmont International University]] in [[Winston-Salem]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.journalnow.com/news/local/piedmont-international-university-to-merge-with-john-wesley-university-in/article_e8c12742-022a-5beb-bb07-4dcc6cdb7985.html|title=Piedmont International University to merge with John Wesley University in High Point|work=www.journalnow.com|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref>