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==Education== ===Colleges and universities=== [[File:Shoemaker building snow University Maryland College Park.jpg|thumb|The Shoemaker building at the University Maryland College Park]] The [[University of Maryland, College Park]], the flagship institution of the [[University System of Maryland]], is located within the College Park city limits. With over 40,000 enrolled students, it is also the largest campus-based university in both the state and the Washington metropolitan area. The headquarters for the [[University of Maryland Global Campus]], the largest online public university in the U.S.,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Aug 27, 2001 |title=Employer Profile: University of Maryland University College |url=http://chronicle.com/jobs/profiles/1616.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004221837/http://chronicle.com/jobs/profiles/1616.htm |archive-date=Oct 4, 2008 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=The Chronicle of Higher Education}}</ref> are located in [[Adelphi, MD]], right next to the University of Maryland College Park campus. UMGC is the second largest employer in College Park. ===Primary and secondary schools=== ====Public schools==== College Park is served by [[Prince George's County Public Schools]].<ref>"[http://www.collegeparkmd.gov/document_center/District_BIG_WALL_MAP_2009d_36x48_July_2013.pdf District_BIG_WALL_MAP_2009d_36x48_July_2013.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222113557/http://www.collegeparkmd.gov/document_center/District_BIG_WALL_MAP_2009d_36x48_July_2013.pdf |date=2016-12-22 }}." City of College Park. Retrieved on January 31, 2018. See also: [http://www.collegeparkmd.gov/programs_and_initiatives/livesmart/local_schools.php City's listing of area schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200944/http://www.collegeparkmd.gov/programs_and_initiatives/livesmart/local_schools.php |date=January 31, 2018 }}, [http://www.collegeparkmd.gov/new_programs_and_initiatives/livesmart/neighborhoods_map.php neighborhood map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200946/http://www.collegeparkmd.gov/new_programs_and_initiatives/livesmart/neighborhoods_map.php |date=January 31, 2018 }}</ref> Elementary school students are zoned to Hollywood ES and Paint Branch ES in College Park, Berwyn Heights ES, University Park ES, and Cherokee Lane ES in Adelphi.<ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Elementary.pdf Neighborhood Elementary Schools and Bioundaries School Year 2017-2018]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref> Middle school students are zoned to Greenbelt MS, Hyattsville MS, and Buck Lodge MS in Adelphi.<ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Middle.pdf Neighborhood Middle Schools and Boundaries School Year 2017-2018]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref> High school students are zoned to High Point HS in Beltsville, Northwestern HS in Hyattsville, and Parkdale HS in Riverdale Park.<ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20High.pdf Neighborhood High Schools and Boundaries School Year 2017-2018]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref> Another public high school in the area is [[Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, Maryland)|Eleanor Roosevelt High School]] in [[Greenbelt, Maryland|Greenbelt]]; the municipal government listed it on its website as a school in the area.<ref name="schoollist">"[http://www.collegeparkmd.gov/programs_and_initiatives/livesmart/local_schools.php Local Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200944/http://www.collegeparkmd.gov/programs_and_initiatives/livesmart/local_schools.php |date=2018-01-31 }}." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref>[[File:College Park Academy sign.jpg|thumb|The front sign of the [[College Park Academy]]]]Additionally, the [[College Park Academy]] is a grade 6-12 [[charter school]] currently located in Riverdale Park.<ref>"[https://www.collegeparkacademy.com/contact-us Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906112914/https://www.collegeparkacademy.com/contact-us |date=2018-09-06 }}." [[College Park Academy Public Charter School]]. Retrieved on September 6, 2018. "5751 Rivertech Court Riverdale Park, MD 20737"</ref> This school was launched in 2013 by the College Park City-University Partnership aiming to improve the perception of local public schools.<ref name=":9" /> ====Private schools==== Private schools include:<ref name=schoollist/> *Dar-us-Salaam/[[Al Huda School (Maryland)|Al Huda School]], Kโ12 (College Park)<ref>"[http://www.alhuda.org/contactus Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075334/http://www.alhuda.org/contactus |date=2018-02-01 }}." [[Al Huda School (Maryland)|Al Huda School]]. Retrieved on February 1, 2018. "5301 Edgewood Road, College Park, MD 20740"</ref><ref>"[http://www.alhuda.org/ahs-k8/14-ahs-general-information/37-about-al-huda-school About Al-Huda School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201192914/http://www.alhuda.org/ahs-k8/14-ahs-general-information/37-about-al-huda-school |date=2018-02-01 }}." [[Al Huda School (Maryland)|Al Huda School]]. Retrieved on February 1, 2018.</ref> *Berwyn Baptist School, PreKโ8 *Friends Community School, Kโ8 *Holy Redeemer School, PreKโ8 *[[Laurel Springs School]] at [[Junior Tennis Champions Center]], Kโ12 *Saint Francis International School St. Mark Campus, Kโ8, Hyattsville (affiliated with the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington]])<ref>"[http://saintfrancisinternational.org/contact.html Contact Us]." Saint Francis International School. Retrieved on January 31, 2018. "St. Mark Campus 7501 Adelphi Road Hyattsville, MD 20783"</ref> โ formerly St. Mark the Evangelist School,<ref>"[http://www.cathstan.org/Content/News/Schools/Article/St-Mark-s-School-in-Hyattsville-holds-reunion-to-marks-its-50th-year-/2/21/1972 St. Mark's School in Hyattsville holds reunion to marks its 50th year ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195509/http://www.cathstan.org/Content/News/Schools/Article/St-Mark-s-School-in-Hyattsville-holds-reunion-to-marks-its-50th-year-/2/21/1972 |date=2018-09-06 }}." ''Catholic Standard'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington]]. Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Retrieved on January 31, 2018. "St. Mark Campus 7501 Adelphi Road Hyattsville, MD 20783"</ref> closed and merged into Saint Francis International, which opened in 2010.<ref>Roberts, Tom. "[https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/maryland-catholic-school-finds-its-footing-amid-demographic-shifts Maryland Catholic school finds its footing amid demographic shifts]." ''Catholic Standard'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington]]. Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Retrieved on February 1, 2018.</ref>
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