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San Antonio, TX School Guide

San Antonio is home to many excellent schools that are sure to suit every educational need your family may have. The area offers superb public schools, private schools, colleges and universities. The San Antonio community is dedicated to providing a safe and encouraging environment where all students can grow and achieve their goals on a daily basis.

Public Schools

San Antonio Independent School District
http://www.saisd.net/main/

Northside Independent School District
http://www.nisd.net/

San Antonio Elementary Schools
http://www.nisd.net/schools/info/Elementary

San Antonio Middle Schools
http://www.nisd.net/schools/info/Middle

San Antonio High Schools
http://www.nisd.net/schools/info/High

San Antonio Special Schools
http://www.nisd.net/schools/info/Special

San Antonio Private Schools

Keystone School
(The following information is sourced from http://www.keystoneschool.org/about.asp. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

The mission of Keystone School is to offer an accelerated K – 12 curriculum to provide motivated students with a nationally recognized, well-rounded educational experience in a supportive, inclusive environment that encourages academic excellence, ethical growth, community involvement, and responsible leadership.

The Winston School San Antonio
(The following information is sourced from http://www.winston-sa.org/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

The Winston School San Antonio exists to educate children in grades kindergarten through twelve with learning differences and learning disabilities in an atmosphere that addresses their personal learning styles and promotes self-esteem, a positive attitude about learning, and optimal attainment of educational and career goals. Students will become advocates for themselves and others and will be able to make a contribution to the world in which they live.

With the support and participation of the health care and educational communities, The Winston School San Antonio develops diagnostic and educational programs for the treatment of learning disabilities and provides public information and training opportunities for health care and educational professionals.

The Winston School San Antonio provides an environment for ongoing scientific research into the cause and treatment of learning disabilities.

St. Mary’s Hall
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• Provide excellent academic preparation that results in success at college and in life.

• Promote a wide range of exceptional opportunities in athletics, fine arts and student activities that result in well-rounded students.

• Provide students opportunities that generate enlightened, involved and productive citizens for service and leadership in the school and larger community.

• Reinforce, model and promote ethical behavior and spiritual development resulting in life-long values.

• Offer a safe, friendly, and family oriented environment that results in support for students, families, faculty/staff, and alumni.

Central Catholic High School
(The following information is sourced from http://www.cchs-satx.org/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

Central Catholic High School is a college preparatory school educating in the Marianist tradition young men from diverse backgrounds for success through the development of scholarship, leadership and moral character.

Alamo City Christian Academy
(The following information is sourced from http://www.alamocity.org/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

Our calling is to passionately pursue His Presence, His Likeness, His Work and His Will in everything, among all peoples, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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San Antonio Colleges

The University of Texas San Antonio
(The following information is sourced from http://www.utsa.edu/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

The University of Texas at San Antonio serves the San Antonio metropolitan area and the broader region of South Texas through programs and services offered from its three campuses: Main Campus, Downtown Campus and Hemisfair Park Campus.

With more than 28,400 students enrolled in 131 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, UTSA is the second-largest component in The University of Texas System and has been one of the state's fastest-growing public universities for much of the last decade.

UTSA offers 64 bachelor's, 46 master's and 21 doctoral degree programs. With 10 doctoral programs and five more master's programs in the planning stages or awaiting final approval, UTSA is rapidly moving toward classification as a doctoral/research intensive institution.

The university's three campuses provide access and opportunity for large numbers of historically underserved students. More than 56 percent of UTSA's students come from groups underrepresented in higher education. Many students are the first in their families to attend a college or university.

The University of Texas at San Antonio is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Our Lady of the Lake University
(The following information is sourced from http://www.ollusa.edu/s/346/start.aspx. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

Inspired by Catholic values and the heritage of the founding Congregation of Divine Providence, Our Lady of the Lake University is a community called to transform individuals as they discover their purpose in life.

We aspire to be nationally recognized for our distinctive programs, our expertise in Mexican American culture, and our diverse graduates who lead and serve with faith and wisdom to improve the world.

Alamo Colleges
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The Alamo Colleges serve the Bexar County community through their programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today's world. Students are taught by highly qualified faculty with Master's and doctorate degrees dedicated to creating a learning centered environment. Student services include counseling, computer labs, tutoring, financial services, services for the disabled, developmental instruction, veteran's services, and job placement.

The five colleges - San Antonio, St. Philip's, Palo Alto, Northeast Lakeview, and Northwest Vista - offer associate degrees, certificates and licensures in occupational programs that prepare students for jobs, as well as arts and science courses that transfer to four-year colleges and universities and lead to AA and AS degrees.

St. Philip’s College
(The following information is sourced from http://www.accd.edu/spc. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

St. Philip's College as a member of the Alamo Community Colleges is participating in Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count. This is a multi-year initiative that addresses a national imperative: increasing the success of underserved students at community colleges.

The initiative is funded by Lumina Foundation for Education and managed by MDC Inc. Other national partners include: American Association of Community Colleges, Community College Leadership Program - University of Texas at Austin, Community College Research Center - Teachers College - Columbia University, Futures Project Brown University, Jobs for the Future, MDRC and Public Agenda.

Palo Alto College
(The following information is sourced from http://www.accd.edu/pac/lrc/index.htm. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

Welcome to the Palo Alto College Website. We have worked earnestly to facilitate your voyage in this website, and hope to convince you that Palo Alto College should be your college of choice.

Palo Alto College has been known as the Southside's "Heart of the Community" and has educated thousands of students who have become successful. In the 21st century, our commitment is not only to be known as the Heart of the Community, but also the "Economic Engine" of the Southside. We invite you to enroll so that you too can say with pride "I am a success story for Palo Alto College." In order to insure your success, we have developed a course – Strategies for Succeeding in College.

Northeast Lakeview
(The following information is sourced from http://www.alamo.edu/nlc/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

Vision: The first choice for higher education in the communities we serve.

Values:

S ervice to community
E xcellence in learning, teaching, and leadership
R espect for all
V ision as a requirement for all planning
I ntegrity and accountability as core of all values
C reativity and innovation in thought and action
E vidence as the foundation for decision-making

Northwest Vista College
(The following information is sourced from http://www.accd.edu/nvc/default.asp. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

Northwest Vista College began offering classes in the fall of 1995 as one of the newest additions to the Alamo Colleges. Classes were held at the Northside Independent School District and at partner corporation sites. Our enrollment that first semester was 12 students.

Currently there are nearly 12,000 students taking courses at Northwest Vista College and several off-site locations in a traditional daytime classroom setting as well as evening, Internet, hybrid and weekend courses. Most of the programs offered lead to a two-year associate degree or one-year certificate option.

Most recently Northwest Vista college opened four new buildings; Juniper Hall, Red Bud Learning Center, Cypress Campus Center and Live Oak Hall. Our Palmetto Fine and Performing arts building will open summer 2009.

Hallmark College
(The following information is sourced from http://www.hallmarkcollege.edu/home.aspx. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

For almost 40 years graduates of Hallmark Institute have gone on to prosper in the world. People just like you have connected with Hallmark to meet the challenges of life head-on and make a better life for themselves and their families.

University of the Incarnate Word
(The following information is sourced from http://www.uiw.edu/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

The University is one of the many outgrowths of the original mission that brought the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word to San Antonio in 1869. The Sisters’ work began with the care of victims of a cholera epidemic and the establishment of the first hospital in the city, an institution recognized today as the Christus Santa Rosa Health Care Corporation. Their ministry soon spread to the care of homeless children and teaching. In 1881, they secured a charter from the State of Texas, which empowered them to establish schools on all levels.

St. Mary’s University
(The following information is sourced from http://www.stmarytx.edu/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

St. Mary's University, founded in 1852 by Marianist brothers and priests, is the first institution of higher learning in San Antonio and the oldest Catholic university in Texas and the Southwest. Personal attention and powerful academic programs have made St. Mary's, located on 135 acres northwest of downtown San Antonio, a nationally recognized liberal arts institution. With a diverse student population of nearly 4,000 of all faiths and backgrounds, St. Mary's is home to five schools: Humanities and Social Sciences, Bill Greehey School of Business, Science, Engineering and Technology, Graduate, and Law. The University provides a Catholic education experience that evokes academic excellence while integrating liberal studies, professional preparation and ethical commitment. St. Mary's 192 full-time faculty members, 94 percent of whom hold doctoral or terminal degrees in their fields, are committed to student success in and out of the classroom. St. Mary's has approximately 70 undergraduate and graduate majors and offers over 120 degree programs, which include 2 doctoral and 2 law programs, and 12 undergraduate and 10 graduate joint programs. The student/faculty ratio of 13-to-1 permits small classes and promotes active learning.

The Mexican American Catholic College
(The following information is sourced from http://www.maccsa.org/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

MACC's Mission Statement: To empower and educate leaders for service in a culturally diverse church and society by offering a bi-literate, multicultural formation program that can lead to a BA and an MA in Pastoral Ministry.