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Education in Melbourne has a proud history dating back to the 19th Century, and is presently known as one of the finest educational networks in the Sunshine State! Melbourne’s school district is notable as having the largest percentage of nationally certified teachers in the state, and is home to championship athletics, prestigious academic clubs, and trail blazing cultural organizations.
Top-Notch Public Education
Schools in the beautiful city of Melbourne, Florida, fall under the jurisdiction of the Brevard County School District, which is committed to providing outstanding educational opportunities to its seventy thousand students.
Brevard County’s School district is the largest employer in the county, providing nearly ten thousand jobs, half of which belong to teachers. The BPS Superintendent was elected best in class by his peers in 2005, and in 2007 the district was given the Governor’s Sterling Award for outstanding performance and communal involvement!
Policy decisions relating to Brevard County Schools are enacted and enforced by a five member board of education charged with oversight of operations on the ninety plus educational institutions within their domain.
Brevard County schools routinely place atop all Florida school districts in terms of graduation rates, and have a state leading one billion dollar budget for operations, programs, and planning. In 2011, the Center for American Progress evaluated Brevard as one of the top three large school districts in Florida thanks to its incredible return on initial investment.
http://www.brevard.k12.fl.us/
Amongst its numerous innovations, Brevard County School District is unique and revolutionary for being the first, and only, public school district in the state of Florida to receive the benefit of having its public health department coordinate its school health program.
Nearly ninety percent of all adult residents of Melbourne are high school graduates, and over twenty five percent possess advanced degrees, making the people of Melbourne one of the most educated citizenries in the state!
Colleges and Universities
Florida Institute of Technology
150 West University Boulevard
Melbourne, FL Phone: (321) 674-8000
Begun in the late 1960’s as an advanced scientific institute and educational cooperative of leading minds, FIT today serves its ten thousand students by offering a wide variety of engineering and science degrees through six separately managed colleges. According to the U.S. News and World Report, Florida Technology Institute is a top tier national university, a claim supported by the Princeton Review’s assessment of it as one of the top institutions in the region. The school’s official mascot is the panther, and the main campus presently serves as home to nearly one hundred student organizations specializing in everything from dance, to film, to Greek life. Many honor societies have also made FIT their home, contributing to its consideration as one of the most eminent research institutions in the country! http://www.fit.edu
Webster University
250 Community College Parkway Southeast
Melbourne, FL Phone: (321) 956-6700
Through its over one hundred campuses around the world, Webster University has been able to provide its students with one of a kind opportunities and experiences en route to being the most prepared and proficient graduates possible. WU offers full time undergraduate degree programs at their main campus in St. Louis as well as satellite campuses in London, Thailand, Geneva, and more! The school enrolls roughly twenty two thousand students and offers a variety of degrees from business, to technology, to education. http://www.webster.edu
Barry University
1333 Gateway Drive
Suite 1018
Melbourne, FL Phone: (321) 409-5553
With satellite campuses across the continental United States, Barry University is one of the most attended and effective liberal arts schools in the nation. BU offers over sixty degree programs and fifty graduate programs conveniently schedules to allow for working individuals to further their education while fulfilling life’s responsibilities. The school offers a variety of evening and weekend classes and support nine separate schools specializing in areas ranging from healthcare, business, and technology, to education, law, and performance art! http://www.barry.edu
Warner Southern College
2092 Sarno Road
Melbourne, FL Phone: (321) 751-4665
Located on the picturesque shores of Crooked Lake, Warner Southern College offers thirty degree programs while providing an custom tailored learning environment fit with intimate classroom settings and intensive, practical curriculums. http://www.warner.edu
Brevard Community College
3865 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL
Phone: (321) 632-1111
With a considerable enrollment, four local sites, and five decades of experience providing quality educational experiences, Brevard Community College has become one of the area’s preferred higher learning institutions. The school offers over thirty degree programs and consistently ranks in the top percentage of schools for degrees awarded nationwide each year. BCC offers intimate learning environments, an expansive offering of curricular, athletic, and extra curricular opportunities, and one-on-one training sessions. http://www.brevardcc.edu
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