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==Education== [[File:Queenstheologicalhall.jpg|thumb|Theological Hall at [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] ]] Kingston is the site of two universities, Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada, and a [[community college]], St. Lawrence College. According to Statistics Canada, Kingston has the most PhD holders per capita of any city in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://travel.canoe.ca/Travel/Canada/2009/03/23/8857616.html |title=CANOE Travel – Canada – Smartest city in Canada |publisher=Travel.canoe.ca |access-date=March 2, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723170624/http://travel.canoe.ca/Travel/Canada/2009/03/23/8857616.html |archive-date=July 23, 2012 }}</ref> ===Queen's University=== {{main|Queen's University at Kingston}} Queen's University is one of Ontario's oldest universities and offers a variety of degree programs. The university was founded in 1841 under a [[royal charter]] from Queen Victoria. It has an enrolment of over 31,000 students. Queen's Main Campus is rather self-contained, but is within close walking distance of downtown Kingston, making it a pedestrian-friendly university for students and faculty alike. ===Royal Military College of Canada=== {{main|Royal Military College of Canada}} The Royal Military College of Canada, established in 1876, is Canada's only military university (''Collège Militaire Royal'' in [[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu]], [[Quebec]], is a military [[College education in Quebec|college]]), providing academic and leadership training to [[officer cadet]]s, other members of Canada's armed forces and civilians. There are 1,100 undergraduate students and 500 full- and part-time graduate students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_universities/rmc_e.html |title=Directory of Canadian Universities – RMC |publisher=Aucc.ca |date=February 25, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518165937/http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_universities/rmc_e.html |archive-date=May 18, 2011 }}</ref> ===St. Lawrence College=== {{main|St. Lawrence College, Ontario}} St. Lawrence College offers baccalaureate degree programs at its Kingston campus in behavioural psychology, industrial trades, microelectronics, nursing, and business administration (the latter via a partnership with [[Laurentian University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/index.aspx?iPageID=56&iMenuID=6&iCurrID=12|title=Degree Programs|publisher=St. Lawrence College|access-date=April 14, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224153247/http://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/index.aspx?iPageID=56&iMenuID=6&iCurrID=12|archive-date=December 24, 2008}}</ref>), in addition to certificate, diploma, and advanced diploma programs. ===Primary and secondary education=== The [[Limestone District School Board]] serves students in the City of Kingston and the counties of Frontenac and [[Lennox and Addington County|Lennox and Addington]]. Along with the Limestone School of Community Education, which provides adult education and training programs, approximately 21,000 students attend 70 elementary and secondary schools along with supporting education centres. The [[Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board]] serves students of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] faith. Approximately 12,800 students attend 36 elementary schools and five secondary schools in this district. The Catholic high schools in the immediate Kingston area include Regiopolis Notre-Dame and Holy Cross Catholic High School. The francophone community is served by two school boards, the [[Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario]] and the [[Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est]], each providing one secondary school in the area. Secondary schools in Kingston: {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} * [[Bayridge Secondary School]] * [[École secondaire catholique Marie-Rivier]] * [[École secondaire publique Mille-Îles]] * [[Frontenac Secondary School]] * [[Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School]] * [[Kingston Secondary School]] * [[La Salle Secondary School]] * [[Leahurst College High School]] * [[Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute]] * [[Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School]] {{div col end}}
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