Editing Dubuque, Iowa (section)

==Education==
[[File:University of Dubuque-3.jpg|thumb|[[University of Dubuque]] campus]]

===Primary and secondary===
Dubuque is served by the [[Dubuque Community School District]], which covers roughly the eastern half of [[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque County]] and enrolled 10,735 students in 20 school buildings in 2006. The district has 13 [[Primary education|elementary schools]], three [[middle school]]s, three [[High school (North America)|high school]]s, and one [[Nursery school|preschool]] complex. Public high schools in Dubuque include [[Dubuque Senior High School]] and [[Hempstead High School (Dubuque, Iowa)|Hempstead High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best High Schools in the Dubuque, IA Area |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/iowa/rankings/dubuque-ia-20220 |access-date=April 24, 2023 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref>

The city has a large number of students who attend [[private school]]s. All Catholic schools are run by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque]]. The Archdiocese oversees the [[Holy Family Catholic Schools]], which operates 11 schools in the city, including nine [[Early childhood education|early childhood programs]], four elementary schools (one of which is a Spanish immersion program), one middle school, and one high school, [[Wahlert Catholic High School]]. {{As of| 2006}}, Holy Family Catholic Schools enrolled 1,954 students in grades K-12.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iowa Department of Education Nonpublic School Enrollment for 2009–2010 |access-date=December 13, 2011 |url=http://educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=512&Itemid=1563 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014305/http://www.iowa.gov/educate/component/option%2Ccom_docman/task%2Cdoc_view/gid%2C2694/Itemid%2C774/ |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dubuque also had one [[Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod]] affiliated elementary school, the Dubuque Lutheran School. It closed in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinga |first=Allie |date=April 17, 2019 |title=Small Christian school in Dubuque to close doors after 16 years |url=https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_8b301bc0-4d74-5421-bf65-4ccfbda63f4f.html |access-date=May 27, 2023 |website=TelegraphHerald.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Higher education===
Dubuque is home to several [[higher education]] institutions. [[Loras College]] and [[Clarke University]] are two four-year colleges operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque. [[Protestantism|Protestant]] colleges in the city include the [[University of Dubuque]], which is associated with the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]], and [[Emmaus University]], connected with the [[Plymouth Brethren]] movement.

Three theological [[Seminary|seminaries]] operate in the city: [[St. Pius X Seminary]] (Roman Catholic, associated with Loras College), the [[University of Dubuque]] Theological Seminary (Presbyterian), and [[Wartburg Theological Seminary]] (Lutheran).

Other post-secondary schools in the area include [[Northeast Iowa Community College]], which operates its largest campus in nearby [[Peosta, Iowa]] and has a satellite campus in Dubuque; the Roman Catholic [[Divine Word College]] missions seminary in nearby [[Epworth, Iowa]]; and Capri Cosmetology College in Dubuque.