Editing Greenville, South Carolina (section)

==Education==
[[File:Hughes Main Library Greenville 2017b.jpg|thumb|Greenville County Hughes Main Library]]

===Primary and secondary===
The [[Greenville County School District]] includes all of the Greenville city limits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45045_greenville/DC20SD_C45045.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45045_greenville/DC20SD_C45045.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Greenville County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45045_greenville/DC20SD_C45045_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The district is the largest school district in the state of South Carolina and is ranked as the 44th largest district in the United States, with 19 high schools, 24 middle schools, and 52 elementary schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://greenville.k12.sc.us/Schools/main.asp?titleid=schoolshome |title=Schools Home Page |website=Greenville County Schools |access-date=December 13, 2022 }}</ref> The district's 2018–2023 strategic plan noted it had 10,000 employees, including 6,000 teachers with an average of 12.8 years of experience.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indd.adobe.com/view/21204ce9-0740-4058-9dfd-c1f6e5bd250e |title=2018–2023 Strategic Plan |website=Greenville County Schools |year=2018 |page=18 |access-date=December 13, 2022 }}</ref> In addition to traditional public schools, Greenville's downtown area is home to the [[South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities]], a boarding school for young artists.

In addition to public schools, Greenville County has a number of private and religious schools, including St Mary's Catholic School (founded in 1900), Camperdown Academy (for students with learning disabilities),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.camperdown.org/|title=Camperdown Academy &#124; Reaching Maximum Academic Potential &#124; Greenville, SC 29615|website=www.camperdown.org}}</ref> [[Hidden Treasure Christian School]] (a school for students with physical and/or mental disabilities), [[Christ Church Episcopal School]] (a college-preparatory Episcopalian school with an American school outside of Germany certified by the {{ill|State Ministry of Education and Culture (Bavaria)|lt=Bavarian Ministry of Education|de|Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus}}),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cces.org/page|title=Christ Church Episcopal School &#124; Private School in Greenville SC|website=www.cces.org}}</ref> Shannon Forest Christian School (an evangelical Christian school),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shannonforest.com/|title=Quality Education With a Biblical Perspective – Shannon Forest Christian School|website=www.shannonforest.com}}</ref> [[St. Joseph's Catholic School (Greenville, South Carolina)|Saint Joseph's Catholic School]], Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School, St. Anthony's Catholic School, [[Southside Christian School]] (established in 1967 by Southside Baptist Church), Hampton Park Christian School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hpcsonline.org/|title=Hampton Park Christian School – Greenville, SC South Carolina|work=hpcsonline.org|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> Bob Jones Academy and Elementary School, [[Carolina Film Institute]] (a film school founded in 2008), Green Charter (originally one of the [[Gülen movement schools]]), and Greenville Classical Academy (a classical Christian school established in 2004).<ref>{{cite web|title=Greenville Classical Academy|url=https://www.greenvilleclassical.com|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>

Greenville has numerous public charter schools that are free to state residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sccharter.org/schools/ |title=Schools |website=South Carolina Public Charter School District |access-date=October 2, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://erskinecharters.org/our-schools/ |title=Our Schools |website=Charter Institute at Erskine |access-date=October 2, 2022 }}</ref>

===Colleges and universities===
[[File:Furman library.jpg|thumb|James B. Duke Library at [[Furman University]]]]

Greenville has several colleges and universities located within the city limits: [[Bob Jones University]], [[Greenville Technical College]], and an [[ECPI University]] campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greenville, SC {{!}} ECPI University |url=https://www.ecpi.edu/locations/greenville-sc |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=www.ecpi.edu}}</ref> Additionally [[Furman University]] and [[North Greenville University]] are located in the greater Greenville area. Furman began as Furman Academy and Theological Institution in 1825 named after [[Richard Furman]]. The theological school of Furman broke away in 1858 and became [[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]] now in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Our History| url=http://www.furman.edu/About/About/OurHistory/Pages/default.aspx| website=furman.edu| publisher=Furman| access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> [[North Greenville University]] was established in 1893 and is affiliated with the [[South Carolina Baptist Convention]].<ref>{{cite web| title=The History of NGU| url=https://ngu.edu/about/facts-figures/historyuniversity/| website=ngu.edu| publisher=North Greenville University| access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> [[Bob Jones University]] was established in 1927 by [[Bob Jones Sr.]] as a private non-denominational [[Protestant]] university.<ref>{{cite web| title=History of BJU| url=http://www.bju.edu/about/history.php| website=bju.edu| publisher=Bob Jones University| access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> [[Greenville Technical College]] was established in 1962 as a [[technical college]]. The Evangelical Institute was founded in 1967 just north of the city at [[Paris Mountain State Park|Paris Mountain]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} EI School of Biblical Training |url=https://www.eibibleschool.org/about_us/history |access-date=September 2, 2022 |website=www.eibibleschool.org}}</ref>

[[Clemson University]]'s Main campus is located {{convert|30|mi}} away, however, the university has several programs physically located in Downtown Greenville, as well as a specialty campus in Greenville called [[Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research]] that focuses on automotive research.<ref>{{cite web| title=Quick Facts| url=http://cuicar.com/about/quick-facts/| website=cuicar.com| publisher=CU-ICAR| access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref>

The [[University of South Carolina]] School of Medicine Greenville is a four-year medical school operating on a [[Prisma Health]] campus.<ref>{{cite web| title=School of Medicine Greenville: A New School of Thought| url=https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/medicine_greenville/index.php| publisher=University of South Carolina| access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref>

The University Center of Greenville, located in the former shopping mall [[McAlister Square]], offers over 70 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs from 9 South Carolina universities. The schools that offer degrees in the center are: [[Anderson University (South Carolina)|Anderson University]], [[Bob Jones University]], [[Clemson University]], [[Converse University|Converse College]], [[Furman University]], [[Greenville Technical College]], [[Lander University]], [[South Carolina State University|South Carolina State]], and [[University of South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Why UCG? |url=https://greenville.org/why-ucg/ |website=University Center Greenville |publisher=City of Greenville, SC |access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref>