Editing Virginia Beach, Virginia (section)

==Education==
[[File:Frank W Cox High School.jpg|thumb|right|The current building of Frank W. Cox High School]]
According to the [[United States Census|U.S. Census]], 28.1% of the population over twenty-five (vs. a national average of 24%) hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and 90.4% (vs. 80% nationally) have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Prior to 1969, separate schools were maintained for black and white students. Before 1938, black students who wished to attend school past seventh grade had to travel to Norfolk and pay tuition to attend [[Booker T. Washington High School (Norfolk, Virginia)|Booker T. Washington High School]]. In 1938, the first high school for blacks, the [[Princess Anne County Training School]] was built. In 1961, in order to avoid the stigma of the term "training school", the school was renamed Union Kempsville High School at the request of the black community. When the public schools integrated in 1969, Union Kempsville was closed.<ref name="80 years">{{cite news|last1=Harki|first1=Gary A|date=September 22, 2018|title=Eighty years later, students from Virginia Beach's first black high school remember|newspaper=[[The Virginian-Pilot]]|url=https://pilotonline.com/news/article_a8cea3a0-be9b-11e8-8755-f32bd5a21ec4.html|url-status=dead|access-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922235424/https://pilotonline.com/news/article_a8cea3a0-be9b-11e8-8755-f32bd5a21ec4.html|archive-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref><ref name="vtech">{{cite thesis | type = PhD | title = The History of Princess Anne County Training School and Union Kempsville High School Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach, Virginia 1925-1969 | url = http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19367 | access-date = December 20, 2018 | date = April 27, 2013 | last1 = Lucas | first1 = Joanne Harris| hdl = 10919/19367 }}</ref><ref name="PACTS A & E">{{cite web | title = princess anne county training school union kempsville high school alumni and friends association, inc. | url = http://www.pacts-ukhs.org/ | access-date = December 20, 2018}}</ref>

The city of Virginia Beach is home to [[Virginia Beach City Public Schools]], one of the largest school systems in the state (based on student enrollment). Virginia Beach City Public Schools currently serves 69,735 students, and includes 56 [[elementary schools]], 14 [[middle schools]], 12 [[high schools]] which include [[Landstown High School|Landstown]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://landstownhs.vbschools.com/|title=Landstown High School – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|website=landstownhs.vbschools.com|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Princess Anne High School|Princess Anne]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://princessannehs.vbschools.com/|title=Princess Anne High School – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|website=princessannehs.vbsschools.com|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Green Run High School|Green Run]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greenrunhs.vbschools.com/|title=Green Run High – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> Green Run Collegiate,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greenruncollegiate.vbschools.com/|title=Green Run Collegiate|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Frank W. Cox High School|Cox]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://coxhs.vbschools.com/|title=Frank W. Cox High – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Tallwood High School|Tallwood]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://tallwoodhs.vbschools.com/|title=Tallwood High – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Salem High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia)|Salem]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://salemhs.vbschools.com/|title=Salem High School – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> [[First Colonial High School|First Colonial]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://firstcolonialhs.vbschools.com/|title=First Colonial High School – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Floyd E. Kellam High School|Kellam]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kellamhs.vbschools.com/|title=Kellam High School – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Kempsville High School|Kempsville]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://kempsvillehs.vbschools.com/|title=Kempsville High – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>
[[Bayside High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia)|Bayside]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baysidehs.vbschools.com/|title=Bayside High School – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> and [[Ocean Lakes High School|Ocean Lakes]] High Schools<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oceanlakeshs.vbschools.com/|title=Ocean Lakes High – Virginia Beach City Public Schools|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> as well as a number of secondary/post-secondary specialty schools and centers such as the Advanced Technology Center (ATC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vbschools.com/|title=Virginia Beach City Public Schools homepage|website=vbschools.com|access-date=October 31, 2021}}</ref>

There are also a number of private, independent schools in the city, including [[Chesapeake Bay Academy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cba-va.org/|title=Chesapeake Bay Academy website|access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref> and Tidewater Collegiate Academy (both on the campus of [[Virginia Wesleyan University]]), Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School and Parish, Strelitz International Academy (formerly the Hebrew Academy of Tidewater), [[Cape Henry Collegiate School]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/virginia-beach-neptune-festival-kicks-off-this-weekend/amp/|title=Cape Henry Collegiate: Homepage|date=September 24, 2021 |access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Catholic High School (Virginia)|Catholic High School]] (formerly Bishop Sullivan Catholic and, before that, Norfolk Catholic),<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.chsvb.org/|title=Catholic High School website|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> Baylake Pines School, (closed in 2014),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pilotonline.com/news/article_582d262c-ba53-5490-9140-80f293aa0f79.html?outputType=amp|title=Baylake Pines School closes after 60 years|last=Bowers|first=Irene|date=August 24, 2014|website=[[The Virginian-Pilot]]|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> and [[Virginia Beach Friends School]].<ref name="State Recognized Accredited Schools">{{cite web |date=September 30, 2007 |title=State Recognized Accredited Schools |url=http://www.vcpe.org/new-accredited_schools.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223072705/http://www.vcpe.org/new-accredited_schools.htm |archive-date=December 23, 2007 |access-date=March 7, 2008 |publisher=Virginia Council for Private Education}}</ref>

[[File:ARE Cayce.jpg|thumb|right|[[Association for Research and Enlightenment]]]] 
[[File:MeyeraOberndorfLibraryLong.jpg|thumb|Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, [[Virginia Beach Public Library System]]]]

Virginia Beach is home to three universities and branch centers for several other universities. [[Atlantic University]] a for-profit holistic learning institution is located in Virginia Beach and was founded in 1930.<ref name="About AU">{{cite web | url = https://www.atlantic-university.org/ | title = Atlantic University | access-date = March 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207145425/http://atlantic-university.org/|archive-date=February 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Regent University]], a private university founded by Christian evangelist and leader [[Pat Robertson]], has historically focused on graduate education but has recently established an undergraduate program as well.<ref name="Regent">{{cite web | url = http://www.regent.edu/about_us/ | title = About Regent University | publisher = Regent University | access-date = December 11, 2007}}</ref> [[Virginia Wesleyan University]] is a private university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, that was founded in 1961 by Methodist minister [[Joseph Shackford Johnston]].<ref name="About VWU">{{cite web | url = http://www.vwc.edu/about/ | title = About Virginia Wesleyan | access-date = March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080404024302/http://www.vwc.edu/about/ | archive-date = April 4, 2008}}</ref>

[[Old Dominion University]] and [[Norfolk State University]] are in nearby Norfolk but operate a joint Center in Virginia Beach. Both the [[University of Virginia]] and [[Virginia Tech]] operate satellite campuses in Virginia Beach.<ref name="AboutNSU">{{cite web | url = http://www.nsu.edu/about/ | title = About Norfolk State | access-date = January 12, 2008 |url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071230183917/http://www.nsu.edu/about/ | archive-date = December 30, 2007}}</ref><ref name="AboutODU">{{cite web | url = http://www.odu.edu/oduhome/about.shtml | title = About Old Dominion | access-date = January 12, 2008}}</ref><ref name="UVa. Hampton Roads Center">{{cite web | url = http://www.scps.virginia.edu/hamptonroads/ | title = UVa. Hampton Roads Center | access-date = January 12, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080102160506/http://www.scps.virginia.edu/hamptonroads/ | archive-date = January 2, 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Tidewater Community College]], a major junior college, also has its largest campus located in the city.<ref name="TCC">{{cite web | url = http://www.tcc.edu | title = Tidewater Community College | access-date = January 12, 2008}}</ref> [[ECPI University]], a for-profit career college, has its headquarters in Virginia Beach. Additional institutions of higher education are located in other communities of greater Hampton Roads.<ref name="About ECPI">{{cite web | url = http://www.ecpi.edu/ | title = About ECPI | access-date = March 7, 2008}}</ref>

The [[Virginia Beach Public Library System]] provides free access to accurate and current information and materials to all individuals and promotes reading as a critical life skill. The library system has a collection of more than 1&nbsp;million items including special subject collections.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vbgov.com/libraries | title = Virginia Beach Public Library | access-date = June 18, 2008}}</ref> VBPL has 10 main library branches, not including their bookmobile.<ref>Virginia Beach Public Library Locations & Hours https://libraries.virginiabeach.gov/visit/location-hours Accessed 25 Feb 2025</ref>