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Education & Healthcare
Education
- Charleston County student population: 42,725
- Dorchester County student population: 20,189
- North Charleston area is home to several highly acclaimed "magnet" schools, including Garrett Academy of Technology, a state-of-the-art technical high school, Charleston County School of the Arts, a middle/high school specializing in the performing and visual arts, and The Academic Magnet High School, a top rated high school in the State.
- North Charleston higher learning institutions include:
- Trident Technical College - a public two year institution for practical, marketable job skills - diversified, comprehensive and updated technical programs. In addition to vocational and technical education, Trident provides special industrial training through the Special Schools Division of The State Board for Technical Education. This division is prepared to train workers for industry locating to South Carolina, at no cost to the manufacturer.
- Charleston Southern University, the second largest private university in the State, offers 28 undergraduate degrees and masters programs in business administration, education and teaching.
- Webster University offers accredited graduate programs in various fields of business management, education, liberal arts and sciences, and fine arts.
- Other area institutions of higher education include the College of Charleston, The Citadel, The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Lowcountry Graduate Center, Strayer University, and Southern Wesleyan University
Healthcare
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