Editing Madison, Wisconsin (section)

==Education==
[[File:Bascom Hall 05-18-2013 212 (11992982586).jpg|thumb|[[Bascom Hill]] forms the historic core of the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] campus.]]

The [[Madison Metropolitan School District]] serves the city while a variety of other districts serve the surrounding area. With an enrollment of approximately 25,000 students in 46 schools, it is the second largest school district in Wisconsin behind the [[Milwaukee School District]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madison Metropolitan School District |url=http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050817191933/http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/ |archive-date=August 17, 2005 |access-date=November 14, 2011 |website=Madison.k12.wi.us}}</ref> The five public high schools are [[Vel Phillips Memorial High School|Vel Phillips Memorial]], [[Madison West]], [[Madison East High School|Madison East]], [[La Follette High School|La Follette]], and [[Malcolm Shabazz City High School]], an alternative school.

Among private church-related high schools are [[Abundant Life Christian School]], [[Edgewood High School (Wisconsin)|Edgewood High School]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edgewood High School |url=http://www.edgewood.k12.wi.us/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021195637/http://edgewood.k12.wi.us/ |archive-date=October 21, 2011 |access-date=November 14, 2011 |website=Edgewood.k12.wi.us}}</ref> near the [[Edgewood College]] campus, and [[St. Ambrose Academy]], a Catholic school offering grades 6 through 12.<ref>[http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2006/10/13/0610130283.php ''Faith Haven''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929181721/http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=%2Ftct%2F2006%2F10%2F13%2F0610130283.php |date=September 29, 2008 }}, Madison, Wis. ''Capital Times'', October 13, 2006.</ref> [[Madison Country Day School]] is a private high school with no religious affiliation.

The city is home to the flagship campus of the [[University of Wisconsin]], [[Edgewood College]], [[Madison Area Technical College]], and [[Herzing University|Herzing University-Madison]], giving the city a post-secondary student population of nearly 65,000. The University of Wisconsin accounts for the vast majority of students, with an enrollment of roughly 50,000, of whom 37,000 are undergraduates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Wisconsin--Madison Student Life |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-wisconsin-3895/student-life |website=US News}}</ref>

Additional degree programs are available through satellite campuses of [[Concordia University-Wisconsin]], [[Lakeland College (Wisconsin)|Lakeland College]], the [[University of Phoenix]], and [[Upper Iowa University]]. Madison also has a non-credit learning community with multiple programs and many private businesses also offering classes.