Education: Making the Grade
Whether you’re looking for world-class educational opportunities for your children or yourself, the Triangle has it all.
The high quality of education found throughout Wake County is a primary reason that the Triangle area continues to be heralded as one of the best places to live in the country. The relocation of people to Raleigh from other parts of the nation and around the world results in high expectations and even higher standards for school performance.
Wake County public schools earn high marks across the board, outperforming school districts across the state and nation in end-of-course and proficiency tests, SAT scores, and other performance-measuring criteria. All of the focus on education has paid off. Nearly 90 percent of Wake County public school graduates plan to pursue higher education. And what better place to do so than in their own backyard?
The greater Raleigh/Wake County area is a mecca for those seeking higher education. Wake County is home to Campbell Law School, Meredith College, North Carolina State University, Peace College, Shaw University, St. Augustine’s College, and Wake Technical Community College.
N.C. State, located in west Raleigh, is one of the nation’s premier public research institutions and a national leader in engineering, architecture, biotechnology and veterinary medicine. The university also has a close relationship with many area technology companies, such as SAS, IMB, Red Hat, and Lenovo .
The entire Triangle region boasts 18 colleges, universities and community colleges — including internationally renowned Duke University in Durham and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, so it should come as no surprise to anyone that the Triangle has one of the largest concentrations of PhDs in the country.
To learn more about education in Wake County:
Visit this site to view WRAL’s legacy coverage of Wake County public schools.
Visit this site to get up to date information for Wake County newcomers
Visit this site to see what U.S. News has to say about our public schools
This site has a myriad of resources for parents of school age children, as well as wake county school report cards, school ratings, and reviews from parents of currently enrolled students. This site also recently ranked Wake County schools as the best in the nation.
Adapted from http://www.raleighchamber.org/newcomers/education.aspx