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Education

Excellence in education at all levels emanates throughout Upper Bucks County. While parents and students depend on the area’s schools to provide the finest opportunities for academic and personal achievement, the business community relies on these institutions to produce a valuable, well-educated and highly skilled labor pool.

Two public school districts provide unmatched learning environments for students in kindergarten through 12th grades. Quakertown Community School District (QCSD) serves the townships of Haycock, Milford and Richland, as well as the boroughs of Quakertown, Richlandtown and Trumbauersville. Seven elementary schools, two middle schools, one freshmen center and one high school compose the district’s facilities. Students located within the townships of Bridgeton, Durham, Nockamixon, Springfield and Tinicum attend Palisades School District (PSD), which offers three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.

Supplementing the traditional curriculum of the districts are opportunities for vocational and technical training, gifted programs, and an assortment of extracurricular activities and organizations. Additionally, both school districts have instituted the Student Assistance Program (SAP), an acclaimed public school program geared towards detecting and helping students who demonstrate changes in behavior due to mental health problems, physical problems, drug and/or alcohol issues, or other risk factors.

QCSD operates the Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical Center, a facility that has a long history of providing superior technical education to high school students and postgraduate students in the region. The center’s modern classrooms and amenities are complemented by a highly qualified staff who is dedicated to preparing students for immediate entry into the workforce or various types of higher education possibilities. Students can take advantage of programs ranging from automotive technology, carpentry, culinary arts and dental careers to graphic communications, healthcare careers, and welding and fabrication technology.

Upper Bucks’ educational opportunities don’t stop with these outstanding public school districts, as the county is home to a wealth of superlative alternatives in the way of private, parochial and charter schools. Notable options include Quakertown Christian School, United Friends School, Faith Christian Academy, the George School, Upper Bucks Christian School, Lansdale Catholic High School, Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Performing Arts, the River Valley School and Choctaw Ridge Academy.

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit 22 (BCIU) is another exceptional education-related resource for the county. BCIU is a regional education service agency that works closely with the State Department of Education and local school districts to provide high-quality, affordable programs and services to around 94,000 public school students. Workshops, computer classes, professional and technical assistance, and special education are among some of the offerings discovered through the BCIU. The organization also offers remedial programming, counseling and psychological services, and speech and language services to approximately 17,000 students attending Bucks County nonpublic schools.

Upon high school graduation, many seniors choose to attend one of several area colleges and universities. Bucks County Community College, a two-year public institution, is a great choice for students interested in occupational programming designed for entry-level employment or for those interested in continuing their educations toward bachelor’s and/or master’s degrees at a four-year college or university. BCCC operates three campuses in the county, including its Upper County Campus in Perkasie.

Located in Center Valley, DeSales University is a private, four-year Catholic liberal arts university serving nearly 2,500 undergraduate, graduate and evening students. DeSales University was recently ranked among the top master’s universities in the 2009 Best Colleges report by U.S. News & World Report.

Further options for higher learning include Cedar Crest College in Allentown and Moravian College in Bethlehem. Moravian College stands as America’s sixth-oldest college, offering educational programming founded upon the ideals of John Amos Comenius, a 17th century Moravian leader who is now revered as the father of modern education. Also located in Bethlehem is Lehigh University, the area’s largest institution of higher learning. A private, four-year university enrolling 4,600 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students, Lehigh University has been ranked among the top national research institutions in the country by U.S. News & World Report.