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education columbus county is home

to two fi rst-class school
and
systems, columbus coun-
ty schools and Whiteville
childcare city schools, and an as-
sortment of public char-
ter and private schools to
give parents and students
ample choices for educa-
tion for their children.

education County Schools is accredited by Whiteville City Schools op- southeastern
Columbus County Schools op- AdvancED. erates five individual schools community college
erates 19 individual schools, including primary, elementa- 4564 chadbourn hwy.
including nine elementary columbus county schools ry, middle, high, and alterna- Whiteville, nc 28472
schools, and four high schools 817 Washington st. tive schools that serve more (910) 642-7141
serving more than 6,100 stu- Whiteville, nc 28472 than 2,200 students with a www.sccnc.edu
dents with a student-to- teacher (910) 642-5168 student to teacher ratio of
ratio of roughly 15:1. Columbus www.columbus.k12.nc.us approximately 14:1. Columbus County residents
are within commuting dis-
Whiteville City Schools is ac- tance to three of the 17 in-
credited by AdvancED and stitutions of the University of
participates in a One-to-One North Carolina System: the
Technology Program that University of North Carolina
provides laptops to all stu- at Pembroke, Fayetteville
dents in grades 6-12. State University, and the
University of North Caro-
Whiteville city schools lina at Wilmington, as well
107 W. Walter st. as Coastal Carolina Univer-
Whiteville, nc 28472 sity in nearby Conway, South
(910) 642-4116 Carolina.
www.whiteville.k12.nc.us
childcare
higher education Private child care and day
Southeastern Community care offerings are available
College is a public, compre- through various religious
hensive community college institutions in the county
that has provided occupa- as well as public child care
tional and liberal arts curric- facilities through the NC
ulum certificates, diplomas PreK program in the public
and degrees to area adults for schools system.
more than 50 years.

Accredited by the Com-
mission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools, SCC
serves more than 7,000 stu- SCC graduates enjoying the
dents annually with more moment //
than 1,800 enrolled in col- Whiteville United Methodist
lege-credit courses. The Church has a preschool program
246-acre campus is located that has been a local tradition
between Chadbourn and since the 1980’s //
Whiteville.

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