Editing Silicon Valley (section)

==Education==
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=== Colleges and universities ===
Silicon Valley is associated with many colleges and universities in and near the Valley.  The most prominent of those institutions are [[Stanford University]], a private university located in the Valley, and the [[University of California, Berkeley]], a public university located north of Silicon Valley. Both are considered to be world-leading institutions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Stanford at #3 in 2024 best college rankings from US News; UC Berkeley top public school - CBS San Francisco |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/best-college-rankings-us-news-stanford-university-cal-uc-berkeley/ |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> More broadly, colleges and universities in the area include:{{Columns-list|
*[[Bay Area Medical Academy]]
*[[California University of Management and Technology]]
*California South Bay University
*[[Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley]]
*[[Cañada College]]
*[[Chabot College]]
*[[De Anza College]]
*[[DeVry University]]
*[[Evergreen Valley College]]
*[[Foothill College]]
*[[Gavilan College]]
*[[Golden Gate University]]
*[[International Technological University]]
*[[Lincoln Law School of San Jose]]
*[[Menlo College]]
*[[Mission College (Santa Clara, California)|Mission College]]
*[[National University (California)|National University]] San Jose Campus
*[[Northwestern Polytechnic University]] 
*[[Ohlone College]]
*[[Palo Alto University]]
*[[Palmer College of Chiropractic]], West Campus
*[[Peralta Colleges]]
*[[San Jose City College]]
*[[San José State University]]
*[[Santa Clara University]]
*[[Sofia University (California)|Sofia University]]
*[[Stanford University]]
*[[University of California, Berkeley]]
*[[University of California, Santa Cruz]], Silicon Valley Campus
*[[University of San Francisco]] South Bay Campus
*[[University of Silicon Valley]]
*[[West Valley College]]
*[[William Jessup University]]
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=== Secondary Education ===
Funding for public schools in upscale Silicon Valley communities such as [[Woodside, California|Woodside]] is often supplemented by grants from private foundations set up for that purpose and funded by local residents. Schools in less affluent areas such as [[East Palo Alto, California|East Palo Alto]] must depend on state funding.<ref name="TNY52713">{{cite magazine |last1=Packer |first1=George |date=May 27, 2013 |title=Change the World Silicon Valley transfers its slogans—and its money—to the realm of politics. |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/27/change-the-world |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729191639/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/27/change-the-world |archive-date=July 29, 2015 |access-date=July 30, 2015 |magazine=The New Yorker |quote=In wealthy districts, the public schools have essentially been privatized; they insulate themselves from shortfalls in state funding with money raised by foundations they have set up for themselves.}}</ref>