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"North County Incorporated connects
our community, municipal and business leaders to work collaboratively
to improve quality of life in North County."
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Craig Felzien,
Regional Dir. External Affairs
SBC Communications
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| North County is
home to eight accredited public school districts.
The national and state recognition that area
schools have received for excellence demonstrates
the strength of the educational offering in
North County. |
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Twelve area schools
have received the prestigious Blue Ribbon
School designation by the U.S. Department
of Education while twelve schools have been
named Gold Star schools by the Missouri
Department of Education. |
| Three North County
School Districts, Ferguson-Florissant, Hazelwood
and Pattonville have earned the state's Distinction
in Performance Award. This is the state's
highest achievement award. And, several North
County school districts consistently have been
named "What Parents Want" Schools by
School/Match, an organization that helps relocating
parents find new schools. |
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Whatever kind of education
you or your family are looking for, you'll
find the very best the county has to offer
right here in North County. The area's award-winning
teachers emphasize education and character
in the classroom.
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| School Districts
encourage parental and family involvement. Parents
and teachers work together to give our kids
a safe and healthy environment to learn and
grow. Whether families are lifelong residents,
or relocated to the area, they know they can
count on a quality education for their children.
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North County schools
have a national reputation as innovative leaders.
North County schools equip students with the
latest high-tech and computer skills preparing
them for the ever changing job market. Students
get to work and learn hands on, gaining important
real life experience. |
| Even before reaching
the school doors, infants through pre-kindergarten
children benefit from North County Early Education
programs. Early Education provides age-appropriate
learning opportunities for students to advance
learning skills and development. |
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To learn
more about the excellent public education
available in North County, visit the district
web sites below:
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Parochial and private
educational opportunities
also abound in the area. North County is home
to an excellent Catholic Archdiocesan high school
- Trinity
High School. The area also offers Lutheran
North High School, a Blue Ribbon recipient
school and Incarnate
Word Academy, a Catholic, college-prep
school for girls. 100% of their graduates go
onto college. Many North County churches also
offer faith-based educational opportunities
for elementary age students. |
| North County high
school graduates have to look no further than
their own back yard for exceptional post-secondary
education. North County has excellent colleges,
universities and technical schools. |
With more than
15,000 students, the University
of Missouri-St. Louis, founded in
1963, is the largest public research university
in the St. Louis region. The university offers
more than 90 undergraduate, graduate and professional
degree programs.
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| UM-St. Louis plays
a major role in the St. Louis region's prosperity
and growth. Working in partnership with major
corporations such as Boeing, A.G. Edwards, Monsanto
and key community institutions, the university
has become the largest provider of educated
workers in the region. Of their 60,000 graduates
80% of them live and work here. The university
has a Metro Link station and they also offer
housing for students who want to live on campus. |
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St.
Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
offers a wide range of educational opportunities.
The campus is known for excellence in engineering
and technology, teacher education and general
education. A nationally recognized art program,
a chemical technology program and a Child
Development Center are located on the Florissant
Valley campus.
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The college
also offers credit and non-credit courses
through its continuing education programs.
They are also the only college in the state
of Missouri to offer an associates degree
in biotechnology.
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St. Louis Community College
at Florissant Valley Advanced Manufacturing
Center |
In 2003, Florissant
Valley Community College significantly expanded
through the creation of the Advanced Manufacturing
Center for technology training. The center
offers degree programs in plastics engineering,
advanced manufacturing technology, drafting
and design as well as other technical-related
fields.
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Your expertise will help
to make North County grow even stronger. Click
Here to see how a membership to NCI can benefit
you!
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If
you would like to become a member of North County Incorporated
and help support the work we are doing on behalf of the North
County area, please contact us at nci@northcountyinc.com.
We will be happy to send you information on membership and opportunities
to get more involved.
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