Education is a top priority in Oakland County. More than 500 public and private schools and academies offer high-quality curricula to challenge the young mind's of tomorrow's leaders. Whether it's for you, your kids, or your job -- Oakland County is the place for learning.

With numerous schools for higher education, an award-winning public school system (that helps sets standards for the state of Michigan!), and research facilities for everything from automotive to high-tech solutions -- we've got it all!

More than 200,000 students are enrolled countywide within 28 school districts. Oakland County high-school students have averaged higher composite scores on the ACT (American College Test) than high-school students in the state of Michigan and in the nation. In k-12 excellence, Japhet School in Madison Heights, Michigan, was named 2001 National School of Character, only one of nine schools in the United States to receive this designation.

Thirteen institutions of higher learning located in Oakland County prepare students for the competitive job market. Two-year, four-year and Ph.D. degree programs offer students numerous career options.

Situated less than an hour from the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus, at the heart of Oakland County is Oakland University, the third largest university in the state of Michigan. With a rapidly growing enrollment (estimated at 20,000 by 2010), OU consistently develops curriculum and degrees to meet real-world needs -- such as its School of Business Administration's new Executive MBA for Health Care Management program (the only program of its kind in Michigan).

And our Fortune 100 corporations roll up their sleeves when it comes to educating our communities. Partnerships between business and education take the lead in Oakland County -- in wiring schools, providing computers, establishing cutting-edge programs, and inspiring our learners to achieve more, dream more, and live more rich and rewarding lives.

Whether it's public, private, continuing/adult, workshops and classes from the County -- there's an an enormous assortment of education opportunities for everyone. The best and brightest minds come together in Oakland County.