Editing Tri-Cities, Washington (section)

==Education==

===Colleges and universities===
Higher education institutions in the Tri-Cities area include:

*[[Washington State University Tri-Cities]], a four-year [[branch campus]] of [[Washington State University]] located in Richland (2000 students).
*[[Columbia Basin College]], a two-year institution which offers a four-year [[Bachelor of Applied Science]] program in Applied Management (8,000 students). The main campus is located in Pasco while a branch campus and a nursing school are located in Richland.
*Tri-Tech Skills Center, a smaller [[vocational school]] run by the Kennewick School District and located in Kennewick. Students from Pasco School District and Richland School District Can also apply to Tri-Tech. 
*[[Charter College (United States)|Charter College]], located in Pasco offering technical and medical programs such as Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting and HVAC.

In 2005, the State of Washington approved the transition of the existing [[Washington State University]] branch campus in Richland from a two-year to a four-year campus. In the fall of 2007 the campus admitted its first undergraduate students. Offering a range of programs, the campus focuses on [[biotechnology]], [[computer science]], and [[engineering]], due to the nearby [[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]] and Hanford Site. The university also offers a range of majors, including [[English studies|English]], [[history]], and other [[liberal arts]] and sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tricities.wsu.edu/degree-offerings/|title=Degree Programs Offered at Washington State University in Richland, WA|website=Washington State University|access-date=May 9, 2019}}</ref>

Columbia Basin College also offers higher education courses for residents of the Tri-Cities, as well as the [[Columbia River Drainage Basin|Columbia Basin]] from [[Mattawa, Washington]], which is {{convert|50|mi|km}} away, to [[Umatilla, Oregon]], {{convert|30|mi|km}} away.

===Primary and secondary schools===
Each city provides its own schooling services through their respective school districts—[[Kennewick School District|Kennewick]]'s, [[Pasco School District|Pasco]]'s, and [[Richland School District (Washington)|Richland]]'s.

Public high schools in the [[Kennewick School District]] include [[Kennewick High School]], [[Kamiakin High School]], [[Southridge High School (Kennewick)|Southridge High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Schools in Kennewick School District |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/washington/districts/kennewick-school-district-106230 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=USNews}}</ref> Public high schools in the [[Pasco School District (Washington)|Pasco School District]] are [[Pasco High School (Washington)|Pasco High School]], [[Chiawana High School]], and New Horizons High School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Schools in Pasco School District |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/washington/districts/pasco-school-district-106396 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=USNews}}</ref> In the [[Richland School District (Washington)|Richland School District]], public high schools include [[Richland High School (Washington)|Richland High School]], [[Hanford High School]], and River's Edge High School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Schools in Richland School District |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/washington/districts/richland-school-district-100816 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=USNews}}</ref>

The area also contains two regional high schools, Tri-Tech and [[Delta High School (Washington)|Delta High]]. Tri-Tech is a technical/vocational high school in the Kennewick School District that is attended by students from all over the Tri-Cities area. Delta High is a science and technology focused high school located in Pasco. It is sponsored by Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland's school districts, Battelle, Washington State University Tri-Cities, and Columbia Basin College.

There are also several private and faith-based schools in the area, including [[Tri-Cities Prep Highschool (Pasco, Washington)|Tri-Cities Prep Highschool (Pasco)]], Kingspoint Christian School K–12 (Pasco),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://Kingspoint.org |title=Kingspoint Christian School |publisher=Kingspoint.org |access-date=2019-01-22}}</ref> Tri-Cities Adventist School (Pasco),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tricity24.adventistschoolconnect.org/article/2/about-our-school |title=About Our School : Tri-City Adventist School Pasco WA |access-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315120456/http://tricity24.adventistschoolconnect.org/article/2/about-our-school |archive-date=March 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Liberty Christian School (Richland),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liberty Christian School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/washington/liberty-christian-school-312930 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=USNews}}</ref> Bethlehem Lutheran K–8 (Kennewick),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bethlehem Lutheran School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/washington/bethlehem-lutheran-school-311904 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=USNews}}</ref> and Calvary Christian School K–8 (Kennewick).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calvary Christian School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/washington/calvary-christian-school-319478 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=USNews}}</ref>