Editing New Bedford, Massachusetts (section)

==Education==

===Public schools===
[[New Bedford Public Schools]] is the community school district. [[New Bedford High School]] is the sole public high school in the city. New Bedford is also the home to [[Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School]]. The city operates two alternative junior-senior high schools, Whaling City Alternative School, out of the original Greater New Bedford Vocational High School building, and Trinity Day Academy. There are also two [[charter school]]s, the Global Learning Charter Public School, otherwise known as GLCPS,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glcps.org/|title=Global Learning Charter School|website=www.glcps.org|access-date=May 26, 2008|archive-date=May 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515220542/http://www.glcps.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> which serves grades 5–12 and two campuses of the Alma del Mar Charter School, which serves grades K–8.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almadelmar.org/|title=Home - Alma del Mar|website=Alma del Mar|access-date=February 18, 2012|archive-date=December 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229191421/http://almadelmar.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Other schools===
There are three [[Catholic school]]s within the city, operated by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River]]. All Saints Catholic School was formed from a merger of the St. Mary and St. Joseph-Therese schools formed in 2010.<ref name="FragaBrianTwotomerge">{{cite web|author=Fraga, Brian|url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20100327/News/3270327|title=Two New Bedford Catholic schools to merge|newspaper=[[South Coast Today]]|date=March 27, 2020|access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref> St. Teresa of Calcutta School, located in the former St. James St. John School, was created when that school and the former Holy Family-Holy Name School merged in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=School History, Saint Teresa of Calcutta School |url=https://stteresaofcalcuttaschool.org/about-us/school-history/ |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=Saint Teresa of Calcutta School |language=en-US |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005011448/https://stteresaofcalcuttaschool.org/about-us/school-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of the students who attend these schools go on to attend [[Bishop Stang High School]] in neighboring Dartmouth.

There is also the Nazarene Christian Academy, a school operated by the [[Church of the Nazarene]]. Independent schools include Nativity Prep for boys grades 5–8 and Our Sisters' School for girls grades 5–8.

===Higher education===
New Bedford is home to one of [[Fisher College]]'s neighborhood campuses. Located on Church Street in the north end of the city, it serves adult learners from the greater New Bedford region and surrounding communities. [[Bristol Community College]] has a satellite campus in downtown New Bedford in the Star Store Building and 800 Purchase Street. The town hosts the marine campus of [[University of Massachusetts Dartmouth]] at Fort Rodman as well as its satellite visual art campus in the former Star Store Building downtown.

[[Bridgewater State University]] Aviation is based at the [[New Bedford Regional Airport]]. The program is one of the only Accredited Part 141 Collegiate Aviation Universities in New England. [[Bachelor of Science]] degrees are offered in flight training and aviation management.

Additionally, the [[Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School]] offers adult education classes.

===Libraries===
The New Bedford public library was established in 1852.<ref>C.B. Tillinghast. The free public libraries of Massachusetts. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LusKAAAAYAAJ 1st Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215200246/https://books.google.com/books?id=LusKAAAAYAAJ |date=February 15, 2023 }}. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1891.</ref><ref>[http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/Library/ New Bedford Free Public Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721055227/http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/Library/ |date=July 21, 2011 }}. Retrieved November 11, 2010</ref> In fiscal year 2016, the City of New Bedford spent 0.78% ($2,012,820) of its budget on its public library system—approximately $21.20 per person, per year.<ref>The FY2016 Municipal Pie...What's Your Library's Share? [https://mblc.state.ma.us/programs-and-support/library-statistics/files/repmunicpie/repmp16_report.pdf Municipal Pie Reports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231194208/https://mblc.state.ma.us/programs-and-support/library-statistics/files/repmunicpie/repmp16_report.pdf |date=December 31, 2018 }}</ref>
* Main Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/main-library/|title=Main Library - Library - City of New Bedford Official Website|website=www.newbedford-ma.gov|access-date=March 16, 2017|archive-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209045834/http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/main-library/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Casa da Saudade (Portuguese branch)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/casa-da-saudade-library/|title=Casa da Saudade Library - Library - City of New Bedford Official Website|website=www.newbedford-ma.gov|access-date=March 16, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317233301/http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/casa-da-saudade-library/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Howland-Green Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/howland-green-library/|title=Howland - Green Library - Library - City of New Bedford Official Website|website=www.newbedford-ma.gov|access-date=March 16, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317233257/http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/howland-green-library/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Lawler Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/lawler-library/|title=Lawler Library - Library - City of New Bedford Official Website|website=www.newbedford-ma.gov|access-date=March 16, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317054820/http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/lawler-library/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Wilks Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/wilks-library/|title=Wilks Library - Library - City of New Bedford Official Website|website=www.newbedford-ma.gov|access-date=March 16, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317054730/http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/wilks-library/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Bookmobile<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/bookmobile/|title=Bookmobile - Library - City of New Bedford Official Website|website=www.newbedford-ma.gov|access-date=March 16, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317054639/http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/library/locations/bookmobile/|url-status=live}}</ref>