Editing Omak, Washington (section)

==Education==
[[File:Omak Public Library.jpg|thumb|right|The Omak Public Library is a branch of [[NCW Libraries]] (formerly North Central Regional Library).]]

The 2010 census estimated that 1,057 people in Omak have attended college, while 504 residents received an academic degree; more than five percent higher than the state average. Approximately 91.5 percent graduated from high school or a more advanced institution; two percent higher than the state average.<ref name="Omakcensus">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP02 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210819/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP02 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Community Facts – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates – Omak city, Washington |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=April 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Washingtoncensus">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP02 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210819/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP02 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Community Facts – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates – Washington, state |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=April 25, 2013}}</ref> Omak's schools are administered by the county's largest educational district, Omak School District, which operate two mainstream high schools, one mainstream middle school, two mainstream elementary schools and three [[virtual school]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=5306220 |title=Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Omak School District |publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |access-date=April 23, 2013}}</ref> Omak High School, built in 1919,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oqZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4113,3967030 |title=Bond Omak School District |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=May 19, 1919 |access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> had a 2010–11 enrollment of 435 students,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5306220&ID=530622000940 |title=Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Omak High School |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> while the Omak Alternative High School had an enrollment of 48 students. Omak Middle School had an enrolment of 339 children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5306220&ID=530622001912 |title=Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Omak Middle School |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> The city's primary schools are East Omak Elementary and North Omak Elementary which had a combined 2010–11 enrollment of 748 children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5306220 |title=Search for Public Schools – School Detail for East Omak Elementary School |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics  |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5306220&ID=530622000939 |title=Search for Public Schools – School Detail for North Omak Elementary School |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Wenatchee Valley College at Omak, WA.jpg|thumb|left|[[Wenatchee Valley College]] maintains an Omak campus.]]
[[File:Omak School District.jpg|thumb|The main office for Omak School District.]]
In February 2010, Omak became the third settlement in Washington to have a virtual school.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rachel |last=Schleif |url=http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/feb/01/local-schools-booting-up-their-own-online/ |title=Local schools booting up their own online offerings |work=The Wenatchee World |date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref> During the 2010–11 year, Washington Virtual Academy Omak Elementary, Washington Virtual Academy Omak Middle School, and Washington Virtual Academy Omak High School had a combined enrollment of 969 pupils.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5306220&ID=530622003282 |title=Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Washington Virtual Academy Omak Elementary |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5306220&ID=530622003307 |title=Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Washington Virtual Academy Omak Middle School |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5306220&ID=530622003304 |title=Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Washington Virtual Academy Omak High School |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics  |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> The private Omak Adventist Christian School, which operates outside of Omak School District, had 16 pupils in 2011. It is affiliated with the nearby [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&City=Omak&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=02066977 |title=Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Omak Adventist Christian School |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> The Veritas Classical Christian School has also operated in the Omak region.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} 

The Omak Public Library, managed by [[NCW Libraries]] (formerly North Central Regional Library),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncrl.org/omak.htm |title=Omak Community Library |publisher=[[North Central Regional Library]] |access-date=February 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310100315/http://ncrl.org/omak.htm |archive-date=March 10, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> was established in 1956 under provisions of state law passed by the City of Omak.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p-VXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2239,759372 |title=Omak Planning Public Library |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=July 4, 1956 |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> The library is open daily, except on Sundays in the summer season.<ref name="publiclibrary">{{cite web |url=http://www.omakcity.com/library.html |title=Omak City Library |publisher=City of Omak |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> The [[community college]], Wenatchee Valley College,<ref>{{cite news |first=Danna |last=Blankinship |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2008238232_webcommunitycolleges07.html |title=Community college enrollment up across Washington |work=The Seattle Times |date=October 7, 2008 |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> maintains a campus in Omak,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.wvc.edu/directory/departments/wvcomak/default.asp |title=Wenatchee Valley College at Omak |publisher=Wenatchee Valley College |access-date=February 21, 2013}}</ref> which had an enrollment increase of 19 percent between the 2009–10 and 2010–11 educational seasons.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sheila |last=Corson |url=http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n100304b.shtml |title=College foundation celebrates 10 years of growth, changes |work=Omak–Okanogan County Chronicle |date=March 4, 2010 |access-date=April 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423220738/http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n100304b.shtml |archive-date=April 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Located approximately {{convert|95|mi}} from the main campus in Wenatchee, it was established in the 1970s,<ref name="autogenerated1" /> and offers adult education classes and two-year associate degrees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wvc.edu/directory/departments/catalog/Degrees%20and%20Programs.pdf |title=Degrees and Programs |publisher=Wenatchee Valley College |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> Based in [[Toppenish, Washington|Toppenish]] about {{convert|215|mi}} away, [[Heritage University]] operates an Omak campus consolidated with Wenatchee Valley College's, providing degrees in several academic subjects.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritage.edu/FutureStudents/AboutHeritage/MissionHistory.aspx |title=Mission & History |publisher=[[Heritage University]] |access-date=February 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225073144/http://www.heritage.edu/FutureStudents/AboutHeritage/MissionHistory.aspx |archive-date=February 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>