Editing Dallas (section)

==Education==
[[File:Dallas Hall.jpg|thumb|right|Dallas Hall at [[Southern Methodist University]] in [[University Park, Texas]]]]
[[File:Duck Pond, Dallas Baptist University.jpg|thumb|right|[[Dallas Baptist University]]]]
[[File:UTSW Nima Sep 2021 03.jpg|thumb|right|[[UT Southwestern]]]]
[[File:Residence Hall (University of Texas at Dallas).jpg|thumb|right|Residence Hall at the [[University of Texas at Dallas]]]]
[[File:UTAPlanetarium.PNG|thumb|Chemistry & Physics Building with planetarium at [[University of Texas at Arlington|The University of Texas at Arlington]]]] [[File:SB Hall with Braniff Tower.jpg|thumb|SB Hall with Braniff Tower in the background at the [[University of Dallas]]]]
[[File:Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.jpg|thumb|right|[[Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts]] in the [[Arts District, Dallas|Arts District]]]]
{{Main|Education in Dallas}}
There are 337 public schools, 89 private schools, 38 colleges, and 32 libraries in Dallas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mywikicity.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dallas |title=suva wiki content software at |publisher=Mywikicity.com |access-date=May 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115123404/http://mywikicity.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dallas |archive-date=January 15, 2010 }}</ref> Dallas–Fort Worth is also home to six Nobel Laureates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dallasinnovates.com/dallas-fort-worth-is-home-to-six-nobel-laureates/|title = Dallas–Fort Worth Is Home to Six Nobel Laureates|date = December 22, 2015 |first1=Patrick |last1=Kobler |website=Dallas Innovates }}</ref>

===Colleges and universities===
{{further|List of colleges and universities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex}}
The Dallas area has a high number of colleges and universities. In addition to those in the city, the surrounding cities also have a number of universities, colleges, trade schools, and other educational institutions. The following describes the universities and their proximity to the city:

The [[Texas Legislature]] defines all areas in Dallas County and in the [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]] as being in the service area of [[Dallas College]] (formerly Dallas County Community College District or DCCCD). Areas in Collin County are assigned to [[Collin College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|title=Education Code Chapter 130. Junior College Districts|website= Texas Constitution and Statutes }}</ref>

====Colleges and universities within Dallas city limits====
*[[UT Southwestern Medical Center]] ("UTSW") is a prominent academic medical center north of downtown Dallas in the [[Southwestern Medical District]]. Six Nobel laureates have been among its faculty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://utswmed.org/legacy-research-discovery/nobel-prizes/|title=Nobel Prizes &#124; A Legacy of Research & Discovery |website= UT Southwestern Medical Center}}</ref> The main teaching hospital of the university. UTSW is part of the [[University of Texas System]].
*[[Texas Woman's University]] has operated a nursing school in Dallas at [[Parkland Memorial Hospital]] since 1966. The T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center (IHSD) was opened in 2011 and is a purpose-built educational facility that replaced the building TWU had used since 1966. TWU also operated an occupational therapy school at [[Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas]] from 1977 through 2011 before consolidating those functions into the new IHSD building at Parkland.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.twu.edu/administration/brief-history.asp |title=Brief History of TWU |website=Texas Woman's University |date=Mar 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329232145/http://www.twu.edu/administration/brief-history.asp |archive-date=March 29, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Paul Quinn College]] is a private, historically [[Black (people)|black]] college in southeast Dallas. Originally located in [[Waco, Texas]], it moved to Dallas in 1990 and is housed on the campus of the former [[Bishop College]], another private, historically black college. Dallas billionaire and entrepreneur [[Comer Cottrell|Comer Cottrell Jr.]], founder of ProLine Corporation, bought the campus of Bishop College and bequeathed it to Paul Quinn College in 1990 making it the only historically black college in Dallas.<ref>[http://www.thehistorymakers.com/ The History Makers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702144743/http://www.thehistorymakers.com/ |date=July 2, 2010 }} – [http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=942&category=styleMakers Comer Cottrell, Jr.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910001529/http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=942&category=styleMakers |date=September 10, 2006 }}. Retrieved October 18, 2006.</ref>
* The [[University of North Texas at Dallas]] is along Houston School Road.<ref name="untdallas">[http://www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/ University of North Texas Dallas Campus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412175820/http://dallas.unt.edu/ |date=April 12, 2012 }}. [http://www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/newcampus/index.htm New Campus]. Retrieved October 4, 2006. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815223825/http://www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/ |date=August 15, 2000 }}</ref> In 2009 UNT at Dallas became the first public university within Dallas city limits.<ref name="untdtemp">[http://www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/ University of North Texas Dallas Campus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412175820/http://dallas.unt.edu/ |date=April 12, 2012 }} – [http://www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/location.htm Location]. Retrieved October 4, 2006. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815223825/http://www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/ |date=August 15, 2000 }}</ref> The [[University of North Texas System]] requested approval from the Texas Legislature and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the state's first new public law school in more than 40 years. The [[University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law]] was planned to be based at the Old Municipal Building in Downtown Dallas.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | url = https://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/041609dnmetlawschool.3a25c13.html | first = Terrence | last = Stutz | location = Austin | date = April 16, 2009 | access-date = April 24, 2009 | url-status = dead | title = Bill creating University of North Texas law school in Dallas goes to state House | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090418114030/https://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/041609dnmetlawschool.3a25c13.html | archive-date = April 18, 2009}}</ref>
*[[Dallas Baptist University]] is a private university in the Mountain Creek area of southwest Dallas. Originally in [[Decatur, Texas]], the school moved to Dallas in 1965.<ref>[http://www.dbu.edu/ Dallas Baptist University] – [http://www.dbu.edu/about/history.asp History]. Retrieved October 18, 2006.</ref> The school enrolls over 5,600 students,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbu.edu/|title=Christian University, Christian College, Undergraduate Degree Online|website=Dbu.edu|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees. Popular subjects include Biblical studies, business, and music degrees. DBU has been recognized by the National Council on Teacher Quality for their high-quality teacher preparatory degrees.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://educationblog.dallasnews.com/2013/06/dallas-baptist-university-earns-high-marks-for-teacher-prep-program-texas-tech-criticized.html/ | title = Dallas Baptist University earns high marks for teacher prep program, Texas Tech criticized | date = June 18, 2013 | newspaper = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | first = Eva-Marie | last = Ayala | via = Educationblog.dallasnews.com | access-date = August 27, 2017 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130718110843/http://educationblog.dallasnews.com/2013/06/dallas-baptist-university-earns-high-marks-for-teacher-prep-program-texas-tech-criticized.html/ | archive-date = July 18, 2013}}</ref> The school also maintains an Intensive English Program for international students wishing to enhance their knowledge of the English language. The campus is a [[Arbor Day Foundation|Tree Campus USA]] and is recognized as one of the most beautiful university campuses in the Southwest U.S.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20121031-dallas-baptist-campus-is-recognized-as-a-botanical-beauty.ece | title = Dallas Baptist campus is recognized as a botanical beauty | newspaper = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | date = October 31, 2012 | first = Todd W. | last = Davis | access-date = August 27, 2017 | archive-date = April 30, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160430134411/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20121031-dallas-baptist-campus-is-recognized-as-a-botanical-beauty.ece | url-status = dead }}</ref> The school has also become nationally recognized for its baseball team which has made several playoff runs.
*[[Dallas Theological Seminary]], also within the city limits, is recognized as one of the leading seminaries in [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestantism]]. Situated {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} east of Downtown Dallas, it has over 2,000 graduate students and has graduated over 12,000 alumni.
*[[Criswell College]] is within two blocks of Dallas Theological Seminary. Criswell was started by First Baptist Church of Dallas in the early 1970s.
*[[Dallas County Community College District|Dallas College (formerly Dallas County Community College District)]], the 2-year educational institution of Dallas County, has seven campuses throughout the area with branches in Dallas as well as the surrounding suburbs.

====Colleges and universities within Dallas County====
*[[Southern Methodist University]] is a [[private university|private]], [[mixed-sex education|coeducational]] university in [[University Park, Texas|University Park]], an independent city that, together with the adjacent town of Highland Park, Dallas surrounds entirely. SMU was founded in 1911 by the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South|Southern Methodist Church]], and is now run by [[R. Gerald Turner]].
*[[University of Texas at Dallas|The University of Texas at Dallas]] is a part of the [[University of Texas System]]. It is in the city of [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]], about {{convert|15|mi}} north of [[Downtown Dallas]]. It is in the heart of the [[Telecom Corridor]]. UT Dallas is an [[List of research universities in the United States|R1 or Tier-1 University]], classified by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education as a doctoral-granting university with the highest research activity. The university has many collaborative research relationships with [[UT Southwestern Medical Center]].
*[[University of Dallas|The University of Dallas]], in the suburb of [[Irving, Texas|Irving]], is an enclave of Roman Catholicism in the majority Protestant religious landscape of Dallas–Fort Worth. St. Albert the Great Dominican Priory and [[Holy Trinity Seminary]] are on campus, while the [[Cistercian]] Monastery and Cistercian Preparatory School are just north of the UD campus across [[Texas State Highway 114]]. [[The Highlands School]], a PK–12 [[Legionaries of Christ|Legionary]] school, is just west of the UD campus and connects to campus by jogging trails. As a center for religious study, the Cistercian Monastery continues to be notable for scholastic developments in theology.
* Located in Downtown Dallas, [[El Centro College]] is the flagship institution of the [[Dallas County Community College District]]. El Centro first opened its campus doors in 1966 and now enrolls over 10,000 students. El Centro was the first college of the DCCCD to offer a nursing program and has established relationships with several top-notch hospitals in the Dallas area. The college is also the only campus within DCCCD that offers a Food & Hospitality Program as well as renowned programs in fashion design and fashion marketing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elcentrocollege.edu/about/|title=About El Centro|work=El Centro College|date=June 16, 2012 }}</ref>

====University Research Center====
*[[Texas A&M AgriLife|Texas A&M-Dallas Research and Extension Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://urbansolutionscenter.tamu.edu/ |title=TAMU-Dallas |publisher=Urbansolutionscenter.tamu.edu |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525024554/http://urbansolutionscenter.tamu.edu/ |archive-date=May 25, 2011 }}</ref>

====Other area colleges and universities====
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*[[University of Texas at Arlington|The University of Texas at Arlington]]
*[[University of North Texas|The University of North Texas]] in [[Denton, Texas|Denton]]
*[[Texas Woman's University]] in Denton
*[[Tarleton State University]] in Fort Worth
*[[University of Phoenix]] in Dallas, Irving, Plano, Arlington, [[Hurst, Texas|Hurst]], and [[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]]
*[[Dallas Christian College]] in [[Farmers Branch, Texas|Farmers Branch]]
*[[Arlington Baptist College]] 
*[[Collin College]] in Collin County
*[[Remington College]] in Garland
*[[Remington College]] in Fort Worth
*[[Texas Christian University]]
*[[Texas Wesleyan University]]
*[[University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth]]
*[[Austin College]] in [[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]]
*[[East Texas A&M University]] in [[Commerce, Texas|Commerce]]
*[[Southwestern Assemblies of God University]] in nearby [[Waxahachie, Texas|Waxahachie]]
*[[Navarro College]] in [[Corsicana, Texas|Corsicana]]
*[[Tarrant County College]] in [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]]
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===Primary and secondary schools===
Most areas in the city of Dallas are within the [[Dallas Independent School District]],<ref name=USCensusSDMapDallasCo2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dallas County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=September 26, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> the 12th-largest school district in the United States and second largest in Texas.<ref name="insidedisd">[http://www.dallasisd.org/ DallasISD.org] – [http://www.dallasisd.org/inside_disd/ Inside DISD] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510020735/http://www.dallasisd.org/inside_disd/ |date=May 10, 2006 }}. Retrieved May 1, 2006.</ref> The school district operates independently of the city and enrolls over 161,000 students.<ref name="insidedisd" /> As of 2003 DISD has the majority of K–12 students in the city of Dallas, and a proportionately larger number of students who are not [[non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]].<ref name="Hansonp82">Hanson, Royce. ''[[Civic Culture and Urban Change: Governing Dallas]]''. [[Wayne State University Press]], April 1, 2003. {{ISBN|0814337473}}, 9780814337479. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=yP7oQYjzE4MC&pg=PA82 82].</ref> One of the district's [[magnet school]]s, the [[School for the Talented and Gifted]] in Oak Cliff.

A few areas of Dallas also extend into other school districts in Dallas County, including [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District|Carrollton-Farmers Branch]], [[Coppell Independent School District|Coppell]], [[Duncanville Independent School District|Duncanville]], [[Garland Independent School District|Garland]],<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20050207025142/http://www.garlandisd.net/district/contact.asp Contact]". [[Garland Independent School District]]. February 7, 2005. Retrieved on August 24, 2009. "There are even some homes within the city limits of Dallas that are within the boundaries of Garland ISD."</ref> [[Highland Park Independent School District|Highland Park]], [[Irving Independent School District|Irving]], [[Mesquite Independent School District|Mesquite]], and [[Richardson Independent School District|Richardson]].<ref name=USCensusSDMapDallasCo2020/> Portions of Dallas in Collin County are in [[Plano Independent School District|Plano ISD]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48085_collin/DC20SD_C48085.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Collin County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref> and portions of Dallas in Denton County are in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48121_denton/DC20SD_C48121.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref> The [[Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District]] once served portions of southern Dallas,<ref name="LastinClass">{{cite news | last1 = Korosec | first1= Thomas | title = Last in the Class | work = [[Dallas Observer]] | date = 1996-10-03 | url = https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/last-in-the-class-6403270 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210410135452/https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/last-in-the-class-6403270 | archive-date = 2021-04-10 | issn = 0161-7826 | oclc = 4020946 | lccn = sn78000457 | access-date = 2022-02-11 | df = dmy-all|quote=[...]the district is located partly in southeast Dallas[...]}}</ref> but it was shut down for the 2005–2006 year. WHISD students started attending other Dallas ISD schools during that time. Following the close, the [[Texas Education Agency]] consolidated WHISD into Dallas ISD.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20051125060431/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/press/wilmerhutchinsannex.html Commissioner orders annexation of Wilmer-Hutchins to Dallas ISD, effective July 2006]." ''[[Texas Education Agency]]''. September 2, 2005. Retrieved on August 22, 2009.</ref> In 2003 Royce Hanson, author of ''[[Civic Culture and Urban Change: Governing Dallas]]'', stated that the Plano, Richardson, and Wilmer-Hutchins school districts were the "most significant" of the public school students with students in Dallas who were not in Dallas ISD.<ref name="Hansonp82" />

Many school districts in [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]], including Dallas ISD, were formerly served by a governmental agency called [[Dallas County Schools]]. The system provided busing and other transportation services, access to a massive media library, technology services, strong ties to local organizations for education/community integration, and staff development programs.<ref>[http://www.dcschools.com/info/ServeYou.asp?City=Dallas Dallas Count Schools ISD] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927161605/http://www.dcschools.com/info/ServeYou.asp?City=Dallas |date=September 27, 2007 }} . Retrieved May 29, 2006.</ref>

====Private schools====
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Students from Dallas attend many private schools in Dallas, and in nearby areas. These schools include:

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*[[Alcuin School]]
*[[Bishop Dunne Catholic School]]
*[[Bishop Lynch High School]]
*[[Greenhill School (Addison, Texas)|Greenhill School]] in nearby [[Addison, Texas|Addison]]
*[[Episcopal School of Dallas]]
*[[First Baptist Academy of Dallas]]
*[[The Hockaday School]]
*[[Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas]]
*[[June Shelton School]]
*[[Lakehill Preparatory School]]
*[[The Lamplighter School]]
*[[Parish Episcopal School]] in nearby [[Farmers Branch]]
*[[St. Mark's School of Texas]]
*[[Trinity Christian Academy (Addison, Texas)|Trinity Christian Academy]] in nearby [[Addison, Texas|Addison]]
*[[Ursuline Academy of Dallas]]
*[[The Winston School]]
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