Editing Ford City, Pennsylvania (section)

==Education==
A part of the public [[Armstrong School District (Pennsylvania)|Armstrong School District]], Ford City has an elementary school and, in the past, had its own high school, Ford City Junior/Senior High School. Currently, students in Ford City attend Lenape Elementary from kindergarten through sixth grade, and then Armstrong Junior/Senior High School in [[Manor Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania|Manor Township]] from grades seven through twelve. Alternatively, students can attend Lenape Vocational Technical School beginning their junior year
The town's high school, Ford City Junior/Senior High School, included grades seven through twelve. FCHS opened its doors in 1909, awarding diplomas to its first graduating class of 4 students on May 10, 1910, and had its final graduating class in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fordcityalumni.org/ |title=Ford City Alumni Association |date=2009-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229222148/http://www.fordcityalumni.org/ |access-date=2022-05-01|archive-date=2009-12-29 }}</ref> 

Soon after its closing, Ford City Junior/Senior High School was demolished, making way for the move of [[Butler County Community College|BC3]] @ Armstrong onto its site. In 2022, the State Rep. Jeffery P. Pyle Building was opened housing BC3 and in it providing classes that lead to an associate degree in Business Administration, Psychology and General Studies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BC3 @ Armstrong {{!}} Butler County Community College |url=https://bc3.edu/campus/armstrong/index.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=bc3.edu}}</ref> 

The area's only [[Catholic school|Catholic]] elementary school, Divine Redeemer, is located on 4th Avenue in downtown Ford City.