Orlando Education

Orlando and Orange County Education
There are more than 165,000 students, 7600 teachers and over 150 elementary and secondary schools in Orange County. Orange County Public Schools are the 12th largest school district out of more than 16,000 in the nation.
• It is the fifth largest in Florida. OCPS grows by more than 5,000 new students a year.
• To keep up with growth, the district typically builds between four and seven new schools each year.
http://www.ocps.k12.fl.us/
http://www.eflorida.com/profiles/CountyReport.asp?CountyID=29&Display=all

For a comparison of schools and school districts on a variety of criteria, view Florida School Indicators Reports at the Florida Department of Education's Web site. http://www.fldoe.org/

Orange County school specifics:
• 100 Elementary Schools
• 51 secondary schools
• 125 junior high
• 94 senior High Schools
• 150 College-Universities
• 3 Magnet schools
• 10 junior colleges
• 22 Charter schools
• 240 private and parochial schools
• 4 Alternative Schools
• 15 adult education
• 50 business and vocational schools
• 263 pre schools

For a complete listing of Schools by Region and addresses go to: http://apps.sdhc.k12.fl.us/public/mainindex/information/index.ht

Regarding Charter Schools. For specifics on what a Charter schools is and enrollment details etc go to http://www.educationcentral.org/schools/schchart.asp
Partial list of Colleges/Universities:
• University of Phoenix
• Rollins College
• Stetson University
• University of Central Florida
• Florida Metropolitan University

Junior/Community Colleges:
• Seminole Community College
• Valencia Community College
• Lake-Sumter Community College

Vocational/Technical Schools:
• Winter Park Tech
• Orlando Technical Center
• Mid-Florida Technical Institute
• Orange Technical Education Centers / Westside Tech
• Lake County Area Vocational Technical Center
• UTI-Motorcycle, Marine & Mechanics Institute

Other Schools:
• Florida Technical College
• DeVry University
• ITT Technical Institute
• Orlando Culinary Academy
• Full Sail Real World Education (Digital Media)
• International Academy of Design & Technology
• FAMU College of Law
• Barry University College of Law
• Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez
• Nova Southeastern University
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For specific locations and more information-see http://www.fldoe.org/schoolmap/flash/schoolreport.asp?id=48
http://www.ocps.k12.fl.us/

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