Editing Orange County, Florida (section)

==Education==
[[File:Orange County Public Schools, Orlando.jpg|thumb|Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center, the headquarters for [[Orange County Public Schools]]]]

===Public education===
The [[Orange County Public Schools]] deliver [[Education in the United States|public education]] to students countywide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st12_fl/schooldistrict_maps/c12095_orange/DC20SD_C12095.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, FL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=August 1, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st12_fl/schooldistrict_maps/c12095_orange/DC20SD_C12095_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Its functions and expenditures are overseen by an elected school board composed of a chairman, elected at-large; and seven members, elected from single-member districts. Each member is elected to a four-year term: the chairman and three other members are elected in gubernatorial election years, while the other four are elected in presidential election years. As of the 2021–2022 school year, the school system operated 205 schools (127 elementary, 9 K-8, 39 middle, 22 high, and 8 exceptional learning), with 206,246 students.<ref>{{cite web|title = Pocket Guide 2021-2022 |publisher = Orange County Public Schools |url = https://issuu.com/orangecountypublicschools/docs/pocket_guide?fr=sNGM5ZTM1ODU0NDY |access-date=April 19, 2021 }}</ref> As of 2023, it is the 4th largest district statewide and [[List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|eighth largest]] in the nation.<ref name="largest">{{cite web |title=2024 Largest School Districts in America |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/largest-school-districts/ |website=Niche |access-date=December 3, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2023}}

{| class=wikitable
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! colspan = 3 | Orange County School Board{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
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!Position
!Incumbent
!Next election
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Chairman
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|[[Teresa Jacobs]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|2026
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |District 1
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|Angie Gallo
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|2026
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 2
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Maria Salamanca
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|2026
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |District 3
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|Alicia Farrant
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|2026
|-
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |District 4
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|Pam Gould
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="center"|2024
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 5
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Vicki-Elaine Felder
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|2024
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 6
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Karen Castor-Dentel
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|2024
|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |District 7
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|Melissa Byrd
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="center"|2022
|}

===Colleges and universities===
[[File:Reflection Pond (16156764538).jpg|thumb|[[University of Central Florida]]]]
[[File:Rollins college viewfromlake.jpg|thumb|[[Rollins College]]]]
The [[University of Central Florida]] is the sole 4-year public university. As of the Fall 2020 semester, a total of 71,948 students attended the university, making it the [[List of United States public university campuses by enrollment|largest university in the nation by enrollment]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=UCF Facts 2020-2021 {{!}} University of Central Florida - Orlando, FL|url=https://www.ucf.edu/about-ucf/facts/|access-date=May 30, 2021|website=University of Central Florida|language=en-us}}</ref> The university's 1,415 acre main campus is situated in northeast Orange County.<ref name=":0" />

Nearby [[Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park]] is home to [[Rollins College]], a private college situated only a few miles from [[Downtown Orlando]]. In 2012, it was ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report amongst regional universities in the South.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Best Colleges |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |format=PDF |access-date=October 1, 2012 |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804170439/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges |archive-date=August 4, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

With six campuses spread throughout the county, [[Valencia College]] offers two-year degree programs, as well three baccalaureate programs.

The law schools for [[Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law|Barry University]] and [[Florida A&M University College of Law|Florida A&M]] are also conveniently located in [[Downtown Orlando]].

[[Full Sail University]] is a for-profit university in Winter Park, Florida. Full Sail is not regionally accredited, but is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) to award associate's, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees in audio, film, design, computer animation, business, and other fields.[10] The school offers 35 degree programs and 2 graduate certificates and has a student population of more than 16,800.