Editing Rock Hill, South Carolina (section)

==Education==
===K–12===
Public education in Rock Hill is administered by [[York County School District 3]]. The district operates twenty-seven schools in the city, including nineteen [[elementary school]]s, five [[middle school]]s, and three [[High school (North America)|high school]]s. The district has a student enrollment of around 25,000.<ref>{{cite web | title = Rock Hill District Three | url = http://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/|website=Rock-hill.k12.sc.us | access-date = 2009-07-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Rock Hill District Three Information | url = http://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/districtinformation.aspx| access-date = 2009-07-21 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090718225543/http://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/districtinformation.aspx | archive-date = 2009-07-18 }}</ref>
[[File:Tillman Hall (Winthrop University).jpg|thumb|upright|Tillman Hall at [[Winthrop University]] in Rock Hill|alt=]]

====High schools====
*[[Rock Hill High School (South Carolina)|Rock Hill High School]] (first built high school in the city)
*[[Northwestern High School (Rock Hill, South Carolina)|Northwestern]] (built at the time of school integration in 1970, replacing all-black Emmett Scott High School)
*[[South Pointe High School (Rock Hill, South Carolina)|South Pointe]] (the newest high school in the city)

====Middle schools====
*Saluda Trail Middle School
*Castle Heights Middle School
*Sullivan Middle School
*Rawlinson Road Middle School
*Dutchman Creek Middle School
*Westminster Catawba Christian School

===Private schools===
A variety of [[Parochial school|religious school]]s serve the city of Rock Hill, including St. Anne's Catholic School and [[Westminster Catawba Christian School|Westminster Catawba]]. The city is also home to two [[Charter school]]s: [[York Preparatory Academy]], and Legion Collegiate Academy.

===Higher education===
[[File:Scholars Walk.jpg|alt=Scholars Walk at Winthrop University|thumb|Scholars Walk at Winthrop University]]
There are three [[Higher education in the United States|colleges]] in Rock Hill.

The most prominent institution is [[Winthrop University]], founded in 1886 as a women's college. It is a thriving, public, co-ed four-year [[comprehensive university]] with an annual enrollment of about 6,000 students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Overview of Winthrop University |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/winthrop-university-3456 |website=U.S. News Best Colleges |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref>

[[Clinton College (South Carolina)|Clinton College]] is an [[Historically black colleges and universities|HBCU]] founded by the [[African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church]] in 1894.<ref>{{cite web | title = Clinton Junior College | url = http://www.clintonjuniorcollege.edu/about.htm | access-date = 2009-07-21 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120722183753/http://www.clintonjuniorcollege.edu/about.htm | archive-date = 2012-07-22 }}</ref> Initially a two-year institution, the [[liberal arts college]] added four-year degree programs in 2013 in addition to the associate degree programs.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=Clinton College History |url=https://clintoncollege.edu/about-clinton/history/ |publisher=Clinton College |access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref>

[[York Technical College]] opened in Rock Hill in 1964. This two-year [[Community colleges in the United States|community college]] offers associate degrees and provides continuing education for approximately 9,000 area residents annually and is growing each year.<ref>{{cite web | title = York Technical College | url = http://www.yorktech.com/collegeinfo.asp |website=Yorktech.com| access-date = 2009-07-21}}</ref>