School Information & Links

The public school systems in the Washington metropolitan area are among the best in the nation. In addition to academic excellence, schools offer vocational training, special education classes, remedial studies and programs for children with learning disabilities. Special educational resources for gifted and exceptionally talented students, and adult career centers are also offered.

English as a Second Language is offered in most jurisdictions, for the large number of foreign-born students attending the local public schools.
A wide range of inter-scholastic programs and activities are also available.

The Washington metropolitan area also finds a substantial number of private and parochial schools, ranging from neighborhood pre-schools to nationally recognized college preparatory schools.

Fairfax County Public Schools
~statistics, contacts, programs & more.

Fairfax County School Locator
Simply enter the property address to find assigned schools.

Loudoun County Public Schools
~growing, growing, growing. School statistics, contacts, programs and more.

Prince William County Public Schools
...just to the south...

Independant School Directory
Comprehensive directory of the various private schools in the Metropolitan Washington Area.

Paul VI High School
~ one of the leading private Catholic schools, located in Fairfax, VA.

Higher Education
State Council of Higher Education in Virginia

NVCC
Northern Virginia Community College ~ campuses in Sterling, Annandale, Manassas, Alexandria & Woodbridge

George Mason University
~state university located in Fairfax, VA

Marymount
~located in Falls Curch, VA

American University
~Northwest Washington, D.C.

Catholic University
~Northeast Washington, D.C.

Georgetown University
~Northwest Washington, D.C.

George Washington University
~Northwest Washington, D.C.with annex in Sterling, VA

Howard University
~Northeast Washington, D.C.

University of Maryland
~State university located in College Park, MD

Univeristy of Virginia
~state university located in Charlottesville, VA with annexes throughout Northern VA

University of the District of Columbia
~located in Northwest D.C.

Mary Washington University
~a state college located just to the South in Fredricksburg, VA with annexes here in Northern VA

University of Phoenix
~adult education for working professionals with campus located in Reston

Gibbs College
~Visual Communications, Design, Technology, Business, Legal and Medical adult education located in Reston

ITT Technical
~programs to begin a technical career with campus located in Chantilly

Potomac College
~adult education with campus located in Herndon

Chubb Institute
~adult education for IT technical careers located in Northern VA