Editing Aberdeen, South Dakota (section)

==Education==

===Public schools===
Aberdeen Public Schools are part of the [[Aberdeen School District (South Dakota)|Aberdeen School District]]. The school district has six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.

The elementary schools are C.C. Lee Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, May Overby Elementary School, O.M. Tiffany Elementary School, Simmons Elementary School and Mike Miller Elementary School. The two middle schools are Holgate Middle School, which serves the north side of Aberdeen, and Simmons Middle School, which serves the south side of the city. Students in the district attend [[Central High School (Aberdeen, South Dakota)|Central High School]]. The Hub Area Technical School is located in the district. Aberdeen also has an alternative middle and high school.

The Aberdeen School District's enrollment for the year 2011–2012 was approximately 3,945 students,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aberdeen.k12.sd.us/dsc/districtinfo/Report_Card.pdf |title=ABERDEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 6-1 : DISTRICT REPORT CARD |location=Aberdeen, South Dakota |date=2005 |website=Aberdeen.k12.sd.us |access-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215145355/http://www.aberdeen.k12.sd.us/dsc/districtinfo/Report_Card.pdf |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the average class size was in the low to mid-twenties. Due to a projected increase in enrollment and the modernization of facilities, Simmons Middle School was completely remodeled with the demolition of the original 1929 building and the addition of a new classroom and cafeteria building which was completed in August 2008. The public school in Aberdeen is AA under the SDHSAA.

===Parochial schools===
Aberdeen has several parochial schools, including the Catholic-affiliated [[Roncalli High School (Aberdeen, South Dakota)|Roncalli High School]], the nondenominational Aberdeen Christian School, and Trinity Lutheran School of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod|WELS]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Trinity Lutheran School |url=http://www.trinityaberdeen.org/site/default.asp?sec_id=3760&c=1}}</ref>

===Special programs===
The [[South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired]] is a state special school under the direction of the [[South Dakota Board of Regents]].<ref>{{cite web |title=South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired |url=http://sdsbvi.northern.edu/ |url-status=dead |website=sdsbvi.northern.edu |access-date=July 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815214648/http://sdsbvi.northern.edu/ |archive-date=August 15, 2012}}</ref>

===Higher education===

====Northern State University====
[[Northern State University]] (NSU) is a public university that was founded in 1901<ref name=EB /> and today occupies a {{convert|72|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus. 2,528 students, ranging from first-year to graduate students, attended NSU for the 2006–2007 school year. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19:1.

NSU was originally called the Institute of South Dakota before changing its name to Northern Normal and Industrial School in 1901. It changed its name again in 1939 when it became the Northern State Teachers College, and again in 1964, becoming Northern State College before finalizing as Northern State University in 1989.

NSU offers thirty-eight majors and forty-two minors as well as other degrees, and also has nine graduate degree areas for students wishing to further their education after achieving their first degree.

The mascot of NSU is the wolf named Thunder.<ref>{{cite web |title=University Relations – Thunder Appearances |url=http://www.northern.edu/about/Pages/ur/thunder.aspx |website=Northern.edu |access-date=September 27, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928145735/http://www.northern.edu/about/Pages/ur/thunder.aspx |archive-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref>

====Presentation College====
[[Presentation College (South Dakota)|Presentation College]] was a Catholic college on a {{convert|100|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus, and was founded in 1951.<ref name=EB /> Enrollment in fall 2014 was reported to be 735.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presentation.edu/admissions/faqs/ |title=Business Office FAQs &#124; Tuition & Aid &#124; Presentation College |website=Presentation.edu |access-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906061722/https://www.presentation.edu/admissions/faqs/ |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> PC offers 26 programs between the main Aberdeen campus and the other campuses located throughout the state. Most of the degrees offered are in the health-care field. The student to teacher ratio is 12:1. Presentation's mascot is the Saint, giving it the nickname the Presentation College Saints. Presentation College announced that it would no longer take new enrollments, and closed the college at the end of the summer semester in 2023.