{"id":25,"date":"2022-12-05T15:26:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/cced\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2023-01-30T08:49:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T13:49:25","slug":"award-winning-education-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/cced\/workforce\/award-winning-education-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Education System"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”bottom-to-top” el_class=”row-main row-offset row-right” el_id=”lede”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”page-lede”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1670460321464{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Sixty percent of our teachers hold a Master\u2019s Degree or higher, with our schools lauded for high academic achievement with Palmetto Gold and Silver awards.” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner el_class=”stats-row”][vc_column_inner]

60<\/span>0<\/span>%<\/span>of our teachers hold a Master\u2019s Degree or higher<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css_animation=”none” el_class=”row-main row-offset row-left section-dark blue”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”K-12 Schools” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”section-header”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Our public schools boast modern facilities with state-of-the-art wireless technology and the 2nd highest percentage of National Board-Certified compared to teachers of our border counties.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]We provide 13 excellent K-12 private schools, and our high schools offer multiple AP courses for college credit, virtual learning labs from USC and York Technical College, and two-way interactive distance learning studios. Parents can also choose from nine regional International Baccalaureate and five foreign language schools.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css_animation=”none” el_class=”row-main row-offset row-left section-dark blue”][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion style=”outline” shape=”square” color=”white” active_section=”” css_animation=”bottom-to-top” no_fill=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Primary Schools” tab_id=”1670442404783-d6016439-b003″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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School<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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Location<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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Contact<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Academy of Teaching and Learning<\/td>\n109 Hinton Street
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-385-6122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chester Park Elementary School of Fine Arts<\/td>\n835 Lancaster Highway
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-581-7279<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chester Park Elementary School of Inquiry<\/td>\n835 Lancaster Highway
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-581-7282<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology<\/td>\n835 Lancaster Highway
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-581-7275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great Falls Elementary School<\/td>\n301 Dearborn Street
\nGreat Falls, SC 29055<\/td>\n		803-482-2214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lewisville Elementary School<\/td>\n4006 Lewisville High School Road
\nRichburg, SC 29729<\/td>\n		803-789-5164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Secondary Schools” tab_id=”1670442404879-2c7ffc86-71fc”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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School<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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Location<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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Contact<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Chester Middle School<\/td>\n1014 McCandless Road
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-377-8192<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great Falls Middle School<\/td>\n409 Sunset Avenue
\nGreat Falls, SC 29055<\/td>\n		803-482-2220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lewisville Middle School<\/td>\n3595 Lancaster Highway
\nRichburg, SC 29729<\/td>\n		803-789-5858<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chester High School<\/td>\n1330 J.A. Cochran Bypass
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-377-3161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great Falls High School<\/td>\n411 Sunset Avenue
\nGreat Falls, SC 29055<\/td>\n		803-482-2210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lewisville High School<\/td>\n3971 Lewisville High School Road
\nRichburg, SC 29729<\/td>\n		803-789-5131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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School<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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Location<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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Contact<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Hawthorne Christian Academy<\/a><\/td>\n790 Hawthorne Road
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-377-8235<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holy Place Christian Academy and The Day Care<\/td>\n510 Patrick Street
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-581-1793<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Horizons Christian Academy<\/a><\/td>\n720 Village Drive
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-377-7000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Academy for Teaching<\/td>\n109 Hinton Street Chester, SC 29706<\/td>\n803-385-6334<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Special Schools” tab_id=”1670442405118-681cd244-80e5″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
School<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\nContact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
United Way Success By 6<\/td>\n161 Columbia Street
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-385-6543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Student Assistance Center\/Alternative School<\/td>\n161 Columbia Street
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-581-9362<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chester County Adult Education<\/td>\n161 Columbia Street
\nChester, SC 29706<\/td>\n		803-581-9324<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Language<\/th>\nSchool<\/th>\nContact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Spanish (K-5)<\/td>\nOaklawn Language Academy<\/td>\n980-343-0400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chinese, French, German and Japanese (K-8)<\/td>\nSmith Academy of International Languages<\/td>\n980-343-5815<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
International Language, 9-12<\/td>\nSouth Mecklenburg High School
\nWest Mecklenburg High School<\/td>\n		980-343-3600
\n980-343-6080<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Program<\/th>\nSchool<\/th>\nContact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
International Baccalaureate<\/td>\nCotswold Elementary School
\nHuntingtowne Farms Elementary School
\nIrwin Avenue Open Elementary School
\nLansdowne Elementary School
\nStatesville Road Elementary School
\nAlbemarle Road Middle School
\nDavidson IB Middle School
\nPiedmont Open IB Middle School
\nRandolph Middle School
\nRanson IB Middle School
\nSedgefield Middle School
\nEast Mecklenburg High School
\nHarding University High School
\nMyers Park High School
\nNorth Mecklenburg High School
\nWest Charlotte High School<\/td>\n		980-343-6720
\n980-343-3625
\n980-343-5480
\n980-343-6733
\n980-343-6815
\n980-343-6420
\n980-343-5185
\n980-343-5435
\n980-343-6700
\n980-343-6800
\n980-343-5840
\n980-343-6430
\n980-343-6007
\n980-343-5800
\n980-343-3840
\n980-343-6060<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Talent Development\/Learning Immersion<\/td>\nBarringer Academic Center
\nIdlewild Elementary School
\nLincoln Heights Elementary School
\nShamrock Gardens Elementary School
\nTuckaseegee Elementary School
\nVilla Heights Elementary School<\/td>\n		980-343-5533
\n980-343-6411
\n980-343-6067
\n980-343-6440
\n980-343-6055
\n980-343-3666<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highly Gifted<\/td>\nHorizons School (K-12)<\/td>\n980-343-2745<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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More Than<\/span>40<\/span>0<\/span><\/span>higher education institutions lie within a 120-mile radius<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”top” css_animation=”fadeIn” el_class=”row-main row-offset row-left” css=”.vc_custom_1670617394374{margin-top: -30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_toggle title=”View Universities and Colleges” style=”square_outline” size=”lg”]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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School<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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Location<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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Distance (miles)<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Allen University<\/td>\nColumbia, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belmont Abbey College<\/td>\nBelmont, NC<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benedict College<\/td>\nColumbia, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carolinas College-Health Sciences<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central Piedmont Community College<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clemson University<\/td>\nClemson, SC<\/td>\n119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cleveland Community College<\/td>\nShelby, NC<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clinton Junior College<\/td>\nClinton, SC<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbia Bible College<\/td>\nColumbia, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbia College<\/td>\nColumbia, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Converse College<\/td>\nSpartanburg, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gardner Webb University<\/td>\nBoiling Springs, NC<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaston College<\/td>\nGastonia, NC<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnson C. Smith University<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnson & Wales University<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
King\u2019s College<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Limestone College<\/td>\nGaffney, SC<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary<\/td>\nColumbia, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NC Center for Applied Textile<\/td>\nBelmont, NC<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newberry College<\/td>\nNewberry, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northeastern Technical College<\/td>\nCheraw, SC<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palmer College<\/td>\nColumbia, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pfeiffer University, Charlotte Campus<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Piedmont Technical College-Clinton<\/td>\nClinton, SC<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Piedmont Technical College-Newberry<\/td>\nNewberry, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Presbyterian College<\/td>\nClinton, SC<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Queens University at Charlotte<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Piedmont Community College<\/td>\nMonroe, NC<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spartanburg Methodist<\/td>\nSpartanburg, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of South Carolina, Columbia<\/td>\nColumbia, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of South Carolina, Lancaster<\/td>\nLancaster, SC<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of South Carolina, Union<\/td>\nUnion, SC<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of South Carolina, Upstate<\/td>\nSpartanburg, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wake Forest University at Charlotte<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Webster University<\/td>\nColumbia, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wingate University<\/td>\nWingate, NC<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winthrop University<\/td>\nRock Hill, SC<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wofford College<\/td>\nSpartanburg, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
York Technical College-Kershaw<\/td>\nKershaw, SC<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
York Technical College-Chester Campus<\/td>\nChester, SC<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
York Technical College-Rock Hill Campus<\/td>\nRock Hill, SC<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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In addition, the YTC Chester Center is a state-of-the art facility where students may take part in credit or non-credit courses in a traditional classroom including degree programs for welding, nursing and utility line workers.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”177″ img_size=”480×53″ onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”fadeIn” link=”https:\/\/www.yorktech.edu\/”][vc_column_text]York Technical College<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1675086563745{margin-top: -15px !important;margin-bottom: -15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/cced\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/york-tech.jpg?id=180) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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