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The majority of the public schools in the city are served by the [[San Diego Unified School District]], the second-largest school district in California, which includes 11 K–8 schools, 107 elementary schools, 24 middle schools, 13 atypical and alternative schools, 28 high schools, and 45 [[charter school]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=San Diego Unified School District – Our District |url=http://www.sandi.net/20451072095932967/site/default.asp |publisher=San Diego Unified School District |access-date=May 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514203636/http://www.sandi.net/20451072095932967/site/default.asp |archive-date=May 14, 2011 }}</ref> Several adjacent school districts which are headquartered outside the city limits serve some schools within the city; these include the [[Poway Unified School District]], [[Del Mar Union School District]], [[San Dieguito Union High School District]], and [[Sweetwater Union High School District]]. In addition, there are a number of private schools in the city. ===Colleges and universities=== [[File:College West, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (36).jpg|thumb|left|[[San Diego State University]]]] According to education rankings released by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] in 2017, 44.4% of San Diegans (city, not county) ages 25 and older hold [[bachelor's degree]]s, compared to 30.9% in the United States as a whole. The census ranks the city as the ninth-most educated city in the United States, based on these figures.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sandiegocitycalifornia,US,ca/PST045217 "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: San Diego County, California; California."] Census Bureau QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed March 15, 2019.</ref> The largest university in the area is the [[University of California, San Diego]] (UC San Diego). The university is the southernmost campus of the [[University of California]] system and is the second largest employer in the city. It is the only university in the city that is [[Research I university|classified]] "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity", and it has the 7th largest research expenditure in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|title=nsf.gov - Table 20 - NCSES Higher Education Research and Development: Fiscal Year 2018 - US National Science Foundation (NSF)|url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab020.html|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=ncsesdata.nsf.gov}}</ref> Other public colleges and universities in the city include [[San Diego State University]] (SDSU) and the [[San Diego Community College District]], which includes [[San Diego City College]], [[San Diego Mesa College]], and [[San Diego Miramar College]]. [[File:University of San Diego (cropped2).jpg|thumb|right|[[University of San Diego]]]] Private non-profit colleges and universities in the city include the [[University of San Diego]] (USD), [[Point Loma Nazarene University]] (PLNU), [[National University (California)|National University]]'s San Diego campus, [[University of Redlands]]' School of Business San Diego campus, [[Brandman University]]'s San Diego campus, [[San Diego Christian College]], and [[John Paul the Great Catholic University]]. For-profit institutions include [[Alliant International University]] (AIU), [[California International Business University]] (CIBU), [[California College San Diego]], [[Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising]]'s San Diego campus, [[NewSchool of Architecture and Design]], [[Platt College (San Diego)|Platt College]], [[Southern States University]] (SSU), [[UEI College]], and [[Woodbury University]] School of Architecture's satellite campus. There is one medical school in the city, the [[UC San Diego School of Medicine]]. There are three [[American Bar Association|ABA]] accredited law schools in the city, which include [[California Western School of Law]], [[Thomas Jefferson School of Law]], and [[University of San Diego School of Law]]. There is also one law school, [[Western Sierra Law School]], not accredited by the ABA. ===Libraries=== [[File:Geisel Library3.jpg|thumb|left|[[Geisel Library]] at [[UC San Diego]]]] The city-run [[San Diego Public Library]] system is headquartered downtown and has 36 branches throughout the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/locations/branchlist|title=Branch Listing {{!}} City of San Diego Official Website|website=www.sandiego.gov|access-date=October 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903094446/https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/locations/branchlist|archive-date=September 3, 2016}}</ref> The newest location is in Skyline Hills, which broke ground in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/10/07/construction-begins-on-skyline-hills-library/|title=Construction begins on Skyline Hills Library|date=October 8, 2015|website=fox5sandiego.com|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> The libraries have had reduced operating hours since 2003 due to the city's financial problems. In 2006 the city increased spending on libraries by $2.1 million.<ref name="SpareLibPark">{{cite news|last=Hall|first=Matthew T.|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060412/news_1m12preview.html|title=Budget spares libraries, parks|newspaper=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=April 12, 2006|access-date=April 22, 2009}}</ref> A new nine-story Central Library on Park Boulevard at J Street opened on September 30, 2013.<ref>[http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/16/new-main-library-creation-concrete/ "New main library is a creation in concrete"], ''San Diego Union-Tribune'', November 16, 2011</ref> In addition to the municipal public library system, there are nearly two dozen libraries open to the public run by other governmental agencies, and by schools, colleges, and universities.<ref>{{cite web|title=San Diego Area Libraries |url=http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/libdirectory/index.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051103013223/http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/libdirectory/index.shtml |archive-date=November 3, 2005 |publisher=San Diego State University |access-date=April 24, 2012 }}</ref> Noteworthy are the [[Malcolm A. Love Library]] at San Diego State University, and the [[Geisel Library]] at the [[University of California, San Diego]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page