Editing Somerset County, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
===School districts===
School districts include:<ref name=NJDOE>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district.php?source=01&county=somerset New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&details=1&State=34&County=Somerset+County Search for Public School Districts in Somerset County, New Jersey], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34035_somerset/DC20SD_C34035.pdf 2020 Census School District Reference Map for Somerset County, NJ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 16, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34033_salem/DC20SD_C34033_SD2MS.txt 2020 Census School District Reference List for Somerset County, NJ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 16, 2022.</ref>

;K-12:
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*[[Bernards Township School District]]
*[[Bound Brook School District]]
*[[Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District]]
*[[Franklin Township Public Schools (Somerset County, New Jersey)|Franklin Township Public Schools]]
*[[Hillsborough Township School District]]
*[[Manville School District]]
*[[Montgomery Township School District]]
*[[North Plainfield School District]]
*[[Somerset Hills Regional School District]]
*[[Somerville Public Schools]]

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;Secondary:
*[[Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District]]
*[[Watchung Hills Regional High School]]

;Elementary:
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*[[Bedminster Township School District]]
*[[Branchburg Township School District]]
*[[Green Brook School District]]
*[[South Bound Brook School District]]
*[[Warren Township Schools]]
*[[Watchung Borough Schools]]
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===Colleges and universities===
Somerset County is home to two [[college]]s:

* [[Raritan Valley Community College|Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC)]], [[North Branch, New Jersey|North Branch]] section of [[Branchburg Township, New Jersey|Branchburg Township]] (public).<ref>[http://www.raritanval.edu/about/history_mission.html RVCC: History, Mission, Diversity Statement & Core Values], [[Raritan Valley Community College]]. Accessed October 6, 2013.</ref> [[Rutgers University]] has a partnership with Raritan Valley Community College which allows students who have an accredited associate degree to complete a bachelor's degree by attending Rutgers classes at RVCC's North Branch campus. The degree completion program is specifically designed to cater to the transfer student looking to complete their bachelor's degree while staying close to home.<ref>[http://rutgersatrvcc.org/ Rutgers Off Campus - Raritan Valley], [[Rutgers University]]. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref>
* [[Somerset Christian College]], now known as Pillar College, is located in the [[Zarephath, New Jersey|Zarephath]] section of [[Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]] (private).<ref>[http://www.somerset.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144&Itemid=542 About Pillar College] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207021106/http://somerset.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144&Itemid=542 |date=December 7, 2013 }}, Pillar College. Accessed October 6, 2013.</ref>

[[Alma White College]] (which operated from 1921 to 1978) was a private college located in Zarephath.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/highereducation/colleges/closed_renamed.shtml Closed & Renamed New Jersey Colleges & Universities], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. Accessed October 30, 2017.</ref> Beginning in 1931 the college operated WAWZ 1380 on the AM radio dial. The station continued to 1984 after the school closed. The building is now occupied by Somerset Christian College.

===Private schools===
Private schools in the county include [[Gill St. Bernard's School]] (in Gladstone), [[Immaculata High School (New Jersey)|Immaculata High School]]  (Somerville), [[Mount St. Mary Academy]], Watchung), [[Pingry School]], Martinsville), [[Purnell School]], Pottersville), and *[[Rutgers Preparatory School]] (Somerset).<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&State=34&County=Somerset Private Schools in Somerset County, New Jersey], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 8, 2024.</ref>

Somerset Hills Learning Institute, founded in 1998 and located in Bedminster Township, educates children on the autism spectrum by utilizing the principles of [[applied behavior analysis]].<ref>[http://www.somerset-hills.org/history/ History], Somerset Hills Learning Institute. Accessed October 29, 2017.</ref> In 2024, a local [[ShopRite]] store started selling salads grown by and packed by students in the school's hydroponics career training program.<ref>Redmond, Kimberly. [https://njbiz.com/chester-shoprite-is-1st-retail-location-to-carry-somerset-hills-students-salad/ "Chester ShopRite is 1st retail location to carry Somerset Hills students’ salad"], NJBiz, January 23, 2024. Accessed February 8, 2024. "ShopRite of Chester is now selling a new salad blend grown by students with autism who are part of Somerset Hills Learning Institute’s hydroponics career training program."</ref>