Education Alternatives in Norfolk, VA

Norfolk City Public Schools, the public school system, comprises 5 high schools, 8 middle schools, 34 elementary schools, and 9 special-purpose/preschools. There are also a number of private schools that are located within the city as well. The most prestigious of these is Norfolk Academy; it is one of the nations oldest private schools and has produced a number of prominent business and political leaders.

Norfolk is home to three public universities and one private. It also hosts a community college campus in downtown.

Old Dominion University offers degrees in 68 undergraduate and 95 graduate degree programs; Easter Virginia Medical School is noted for its research into reproductive medicine; Norfolk State University is the country's fifth largest majority black university and offers degrees in a wide variety of liberal arts; Virginia Wesleyan College is a small private liberal arts college and Tidewater Community College offers two-year degrees and specialized training programs.