Editing Madison County, North Carolina (section)

==Education==
Madison County's public educational system consists of one early college high school, one traditional high school ([[Madison High School (North Carolina)|Madison High School]], located in the county seat of Marshall), one middle school (Madison Middle School), and three elementary schools (Brush Creek Elementary, Hot Springs Elementary, and Mars Hill Elementary).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.madisonk12.net/|title=Madison County Schools / Homepage}}</ref>  Brush Creek Elementary was built as a merger of Marshall Elementary and Walnut Elementary after the latter burned down in 1998.

The county is also home to [[Mars Hill University]], a private, [[coed]], four-year [[liberal-arts]] university. Founded in 1856, Mars Hill is the oldest college or university in western North Carolina. The university offers 34 majors and seven degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Social Work, and Master of Education.