Editing Lowndes County, Mississippi (section)

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
Portions of Lowndes County are served by the [[Columbus Municipal School District]], [[Lowndes County School District (Mississippi)|Lowndes County School District]], and the [[Mississippi Association of Independent Schools]] &ndash; Lowndes County Division.

The Columbus Municipal School District includes:
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* Columbus High School
* Columbus Middle School
* McKellar Technology Center
* Joe Cook Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School
* Fairview Elementary Aerospace and Science Magnet School
* Franklin Academy Elementary Medical Sciences and Wellness Magnet School
* Sale Elementary International Studies Magnet School
* Stokes-Beard Elementary Communication and Technology Magnet School
* Columbus Alternative School
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The Lowndes County School District has three areas, each with an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school
* Caledonia Schools
* New Hope Schools
* West Lowndes Schools
The Mississippi Association of Independent Schools &ndash; Lowndes County Division has provided five private and parochial schools for Lowndes County
* [[Heritage Academy (Mississippi)|Heritage Academy]] High School
* Heritage Academy Elementary School
* Columbus Christian Academy
* Victory Christian Academy
* Annunciation Catholic School

===Colleges and universities===
[[Mississippi University for Women]] is located in Columbus. Lowndes County is within the service area of the [[East Mississippi Community College]] system.<ref>"[http://www.eastms.edu/academics/documents/EMCCCATALOGfor2007-2009.pdf CATALOG 2007-2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218112338/http://www.eastms.edu/academics/documents/EMCCCATALOGfor2007-2009.pdf|date=18 December 2010}}." East Mississippi Community College. 3 (3/147). accessed March 1, 2011.</ref> The Golden Triangle Campus is located in [[Mayhew, Mississippi|Mayhew]], an [[unincorporated area]] in Lowndes County. The system also offers classes at the [[Columbus Air Force Base]] Extension in Columbus.<ref>[http://www.eastms.edu/academics/documents/EMCCCATALOGfor2007-2009.pdf CATALOG 2007-2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218112338/http://www.eastms.edu/academics/documents/EMCCCATALOGfor2007-2009.pdf|date=December 18, 2010}}. [[East Mississippi Community College]]. 10 (10/147). Accessed March 1, 2011.</ref>