Editing Bayamón, Puerto Rico (section)

==Education==
Like all municipalities, public education is administered by [[Puerto Rico Department of Education]]. Due to its population and location within the [[San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area|San Juan metropolitan region]], Bayamón is home to many public and private schools. During the 2014–2015 academic year, over 150 public schools ranging from elementary school to high school were located in the Bayamón school region. On the other hand, the city is also home to numerous private schools of which most have a religious affiliation. Some of the better known religious private schools include [[Colegio De La Salle]], Academia Santo Tomás de Aquino, Academia Santa Rosa, Colegio Beato Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, and Academia Discípulos de Cristo (non-Catholic). Non-religious schools in the city include Bayamón Military Academy and the American School.

Bayamón also has many higher-learning institutions such as the [[University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón]], which is one of the eleven campuses that comprise the [[University of Puerto Rico]] public university system. Furthermore, the city is also home to some of the most recognized private universities in the island, such as the [[Interamerican University of Puerto Rico]] and its School of Optometry, [[Bayamón Central University]], [[American University of Puerto Rico]], [[Universidad Central del Caribe]], and some community colleges. In addition, the [[Metropolitan University (Puerto Rico)|Metropolitan University]] (Universidad Metropolitana), better known as UMET, has a campus in downtown Bayamón.