Quality programs for youth and adults. Training programs to meet changing technologies. Excellent private and public institutions.

Public Schools in Hampton Roads

5 School districts:
	Elementary.........................................140
	Intermediate........................................32

	Senior High.........................................25
	Number of Pupils...............................167,160
	Number of Teachers..............................10,197
	Total School Budgets......................$713 Million
	Programs for Talented and Gifted Students
	Special Education:  Physically, mentally, emotionally
			    handicapped, and learning disabled.
	Career Development Programs
	Student Competency Tests Required

Parochial and Private Schools

Higher Education

• Old Dominion University
• Norfolk State Unviersity
• Regent University
• Virginia Wesleyan College
• Medical College of Hampton Roads
• Tidewater Community College
• The College of William and Mary
• Hampton University
• Christopher Newport University
• Thomas Nelson Community College

Vocational training

• Chesapeake Center for Science & Technology
• Virginia Workforce Services: Low cost training program for new and expanding industries
• 5 Public School Vocational Training Centers for high school students and adult training and retraining
• 26 Specialized Schools for Business and Technology
• Apprenticeship Training Programs

Related Education Information

The New Horizons Regional Education Center (NHREC) operates the following three high school programs: Career-Technical Education, The Governor's School for Science and Technology, and Special Education services for autistic and emotionally disturbed children.

The HPCC (High Performance Computing and Communications) K-12 education program developed at NASA Langley is a pilot program which focuses on enhancing the science and mathematics curriculum by transferring NASA's computational technology to the primary and secondary education area. This includes Internet access for K-12 students and teachers.

Established in 1956, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) is the state agency charged with planning for all of Virginia higher education, cooordinating the state-supported colleges and universities, and fulfilling other responsibilities pertaining to Virginia's system of higher education. The council is both the coordinator of and the advocate for higher education in Virginia.

Department of Education

              



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