Editing Lincoln, Nebraska (section)

==Education==
[[File:Lincoln Public School District Office (new), Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.jpg|thumb|Lincoln Public Schools district office]]

===Primary and secondary education===
[[Lincoln Public Schools]] (LPS) is the public school district which includes the majority of the city limits.<ref name=Censusschoolmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st31_ne/schooldistrict_maps/c31109_lancaster/DC20SD_C31109.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lancaster County, NE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-11-27}}</ref> It includes eight traditional high schools: [[Lincoln High School (Lincoln, Nebraska)|Lincoln High]], [[Lincoln East High School|East]], [[Lincoln Northeast High School|Northeast]], Northwest, [[Lincoln North Star High School|North Star]], [[Lincoln Southeast High School|Southeast]], [[Lincoln Southwest High School|Southwest]], and Standing Bear. LPS is also home to special interest high school programs, including the [[Arts and Humanities Focus Program]], the Bryan Community School, The Career Academy and the [[Science Focus Program]] (Zoo School). Other programs include the Pathfinder Education Program, the Yankee Hill Program<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lps.org/about/highschools.html |title=High Schools / Specialty Programs |website=About Lincoln Public Schools |publisher=Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska |access-date=February 13, 2018}}</ref> and the Lincoln Air Force [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps|JROTC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wp.lps.org/afjrotc/ |title=Lincoln Air Force JROTC |website=Lincoln Public Schools Website |publisher=Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska |access-date=February 13, 2018}}</ref>

Some outerlying sections of Lincoln are in other school districts: [[Norris School District 160]] and [[Waverly School District 145]].<ref name=Censusschoolmap2020/>

There are several private [[Parochial school|parochial]] elementary and middle schools throughout the community.<ref name="parochial">{{cite web |url=http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/main/ed_proch.htm |title=InterLinc – Education – Parochial & Private Schools |publisher=City of Lincoln, Nebraska |access-date=August 2, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053343/http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/main/ed_proch.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Like Lincoln Public Schools, these schools are broken into districts, but most will allow attendance outside of boundary lines. Lincoln's private high schools are College View Academy, [[Lincoln Christian High School|Lincoln Christian]], [[Lincoln Lutheran Middle/High School|Lincoln Lutheran]], Parkview Christian School and [[Pius X High School (Nebraska)|Pius X High School]].<ref name="parochial" />

===Colleges and universities===
Lincoln has twelve colleges and universities. The [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]], the main campus of the [[University of Nebraska system]], is the largest university in Nebraska, with 20,830 undergraduate, 4,426 postgraduate students and 564 professionals enrolled in 2018. Out of the 25,820 enrolled, 2,187 undergraduate and 1,040 postgraduate students/professionals were international. With 135 countries outside of the U.S. represented, the five countries with the highest international enrollment were China, India, Malaysia, Oman and Rwanda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iea.unl.edu/publications/fb18_19.pdf|title=University of Nebraska–Lincoln Factbook 2018–2019|publisher=University of Nebraska-Lincoln|access-date=June 6, 2019|location=Lincoln, NE}}</ref>

[[Nebraska Wesleyan University]], as of 2020, has 1,924 undergraduate and 151 postgraduate students.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/nebraska-wesleyan-university-2555/student-life |title=Nebraska Wesleyan University Student Life |department=Education |website=U.S. News & World Report |publisher=U.S. News & World Report LP |access-date=July 2, 2022}}</ref> The school teaches in the tradition of a [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] education. It remains affiliated with the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/about-nwu |title=About NWU – Nebraska Wesleyan University |publisher=Nebraska Wesleyan University |access-date=August 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809073003/http://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/about-nwu |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Union Adventist University]] is a [[Private university|private]] [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]] four-year coeducational college with 911 students enrolled 2013–14.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uau.edu/ |title=Union Adventist University |website=Union Adventist University |access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucollege.edu/about-us |title=Welcome to Union College – Union College |publisher=Union College |access-date=August 3, 2014}}</ref>

[[Bryan Health|Bryan College of Health Sciences]] offers undergraduate degrees in nursing and other health professions; a Masters in Nursing; a Doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia practice, as well as certificate programs for ancillary health professions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bryanhealth.com/AbouttheCollege |title=About the College Lincoln, Nebraska (NE) – Bryan Health |publisher=Bryan Health |access-date=August 3, 2014}}</ref> Universities with satellite locations in Lincoln are [[Bellevue University]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bellevue.edu/about/at-a-glance/locations/lincoln/ |title=Lincoln – Bellevue University |publisher=Bellevue University |access-date=August 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506222200/http://www.bellevue.edu/about/at-a-glance/locations/lincoln/ |archive-date=May 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Concordia University, Nebraska|Concordia University (Nebraska)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cune.edu/resources/docs/Campus/Lincoln-site-FALLBROOK_Map_latest.pdf |title=Concordia University Nebraska College of Graduate Studies |publisher=Concordia University, Nebraska |access-date=August 3, 2014 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211915/http://www.cune.edu/resources/docs/Campus/Lincoln-site-FALLBROOK_Map_latest.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Doane University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doane.edu/campus-map-lincoln |title=Campus Map – Lincoln |publisher=Doane University |access-date=May 30, 2016 |archive-date=May 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515035554/http://www.doane.edu/campus-map-lincoln |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lincoln also hosts the College of Hair Design and Joseph's College of Cosmetology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegeofhairdesign.com/about/ |title=College of Hair Design – About Us |publisher=College of Hair Design |access-date=August 3, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043809/http://www.collegeofhairdesign.com/about/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.josephscollege.edu/AboutUs.aspx |title=About Us – Joseph's College – Cosmetology |publisher=Joseph's College |access-date=August 3, 2014}}</ref>

[[Southeast Community College]] is a [[community college]] system in southeastern Nebraska, with three campuses in Lincoln and an enrollment of 9,505 students as of spring 2024. The two-year Academic Transfer program is popular among students who want to complete their general education requirements before they enroll in a four-year institution. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the most popular transfer location.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/community-colleges/southeast-community-college-area-CC07954 |title=Southeast Community College Area Overview |department=Education |website=U.S. News & World Report |publisher=U.S. News & World Report LP |access-date=October 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SCC Sees 12% Spring Enrollment Increase |url=https://www.southeast.edu/about/news/spring-2024-enrollment-increase.php#:~:text=Southeast%20Community%20College%20achieved%20an,for%20the%202020%20Spring%20Semester. |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=www.southeast.edu}}</ref>