Editing Normal, Illinois (section)

==Education==
[[File:View of the Illinois State University quad and College Avenue from the sixth floor of Milner Library.jpg|thumb|View of the [[Illinois State University]] quad and College Avenue]]

===Primary and secondary===
The Town of Normal is in the [[McLean County Unit District No. 5]], which includes [[Normal Community High School]], [[Normal Community West High School]], and [[Kingsley Junior High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.unit5.org/ |title=unit5.org |access-date=March 12, 2007 |archive-date=April 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406002626/http://www.unit5.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Two schools in Normal are operated by Illinois State University: [[University High School (Normal)|University High School]] and Thomas Metcalf Elementary.

Private schools include Cornerstone Christian Academy, Epiphany Catholic School, and Calvary Christian Academy.

===Colleges and universities===
Normal is also home to two centers of higher learning.

[[Illinois State University]], founded in 1857, was the first public university in the state, and is one of the Midwest's oldest institutions of higher education. It is a co-educational, residential university with an emphasis on the undergraduate program, offering more than 160 fields of undergraduate study. The Graduate School coordinates 38 masters, two specialist and seven doctoral programs. The {{convert|350|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus includes over 60 major buildings with state-of-the-art technology. [[Watterson Towers]] is one of the tallest dorm buildings in the world. From meeting facilities to cultural opportunities through the arts and excitement of numerous sporting events each year, ISU is a vital part of the Bloomington-Normal community.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ilstu.edu |title=Illinois State |publisher=Ilstu.edu |date=May 21, 2012 |access-date=July 17, 2012 |archive-date=June 10, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060610113726/http://www.ilstu.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Heartland Community College]] has more than 4,800 students, and is the youngest community college in Illinois. Heartland Community College offers training in more than 40 career fields in innovative and technologically progressive leaning facilities. Classrooms and labs combine the latest advances in technology with the type of personal, hands-on instruction students need to reach their academic goals. The HCC Campus features a library, community meeting spaces, a pond, bookstore, café and numerous locations for students to study or work on school projects. Recently, Heartland completed a new Corporate Education Center and founded an athletic program that includes baseball, softball and men's and women's soccer teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heartland.edu |title=Heartland Community College |publisher=Heartland.edu |access-date=July 17, 2012 |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721005902/http://www.heartland.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Weekend education===
Bloomington/Normal Japanese Saturday School (ブルーミントン・ノーマル補習授業校 ''Burūminton Nōmaru Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), a [[Hoshuko|Japanese weekend school]], was established in 1986 and held at the Thomas Metcalf School.<ref>[http://www.bnhoshuko.org/index.html Home page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205093506/http://bnhoshuko.org/index.html |date=February 5, 2015 }}. Bloomington/Normal Japanese Saturday School. Retrieved on March 31, 2015. "The facility of Metcalf Laboratory School that we have been using since 1986 allows us to enjoy full use of class rooms as well as gym and outdoor playground."</ref> It has a separate office in Normal.<ref>"[http://www.bnhoshuko.org/about-us.html ~ 学校の概要 ~] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205145702/http://bnhoshuko.org/about-us.html |date=2015-02-05 }}." Bloomington/Normal Japanese Saturday School. Retrieved on March 31, 2015. "郵便送付先： 1413 Heritage Road West, Normal, IL 61761"</ref>