Editing New Kensington, Pennsylvania (section)

==Education==
The city is served by the [[New Kensington–Arnold School District]], with facilities at [[Valley High School (New Kensington, Pennsylvania)|Valley High School]], Valley Middle School, H. D. Berkey Intermediate School; and Greenwald Memorial, Fort Crawford, and Martin elementary schools. Budget shortfalls forced the closure of Greenwald Memorial and Fort Crawford in 2015. Valley Middle School was renamed Roy A Hunt Elementary. Greenwald Memorial, sold by the school district to the Roman Catholic diocese of Greensburg, became the new location of St. Josephs School.

[[Parochial school]]s include Mary Queen of Apostles and Harvest Baptist Academy (K–12). Former Catholic parochial schools, now consolidated, include: Mount St. Peter, St. Mary, and St. Joseph.

A branch campus of [[Pennsylvania State University]] was established in New Kensington in 1958. Since 1966, it has been located in suburban [[Upper Burrell Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Burrell Township]], but retains the name ''Penn State New Kensington''. In 2008, a satellite campus of [[Westmoreland County Community College]] opened in downtown New Kensington.