Education

New Castle County has a mix of public, private and charter schools that are contained within six school districts. There are also a dozen colleges and universities nearby, with several being located in New Castle County, and all of them being within a 45-minute drive from Wilmington.

Public, Public Charter and Private Schools
There are six Public School Districts, eight Public Charter Schools and 20 Private Schools in New Castle County. (See chart on the following page for phone numbers).

Higher Education
Delaware offers a variety of higher education opportunities. The University of Delaware (UD), with their main campus in Newark, is nationally recognized for undergraduate programs and offers over 100 academic majors. Over 16,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students attend this school, which is also home to the NCAA I-AA 2003 national championship football team. Delaware State University (DSU) provides a well-rounded liberal arts education with a concentration in the sciences, the humanities, or the professions. DSU has 19 academic departments, and anticipates enrolling over 5,000 students as they move into the 21st century.

Delaware Technical and Community College (Del Tech) has over 120 programs leading to an associates degree, diploma or certificate. With four campuses located throughout the state, Del Tech offers academic, technical, continuing education, and industrial training opportunities to every resident of Delaware.

Wilmington College has six locations throughout the state, and is committed to excellence in teaching, relevancy of the curriculum and individual attention to students. Widener University has both a New Castle County campus and a local school of law. Goldey-Beacom College, with approximately 1,700 students, offers associate, bachelors and masters degrees.

Springfield College and Delaware College of Art and Design have operations in the city of Wilmington, while Wesley College in New Castle offers outstanding programs in the Center for Adult Studies.

Nearby Neuman College offers a Catholic education with a Franciscan tradition, while Peirce College in Philadelphia prides itself on being one of the first business schools in the U.S. The combination of Delaware institutions of higher learning, coupled with the dozens of nearby colleges and universities in the greater Philadelphia area, provides Delawareans with access to some of the finest schools in the nation, providing students with the practical skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the 21st century.