Education

Kindergarten through 12th Grade

The Mobile County Public School System (www.mcpss.com) received a major financial boost in 2001 when local voters passed a tax referendum to increase funding for its schools. The following are a few of the assets that MCPSS has to offer:
  • Provides services to more than 65,000 children each year
  • Have the state’s largest Advanced Placement Program
  • Home of the Regional School for the Deaf and Blind
  • Recent bond issues to fund construction of new schools
  • Career technical training in the health, industrial, and business occupations
The Environmental Studies Center, a 640-acre outdoor classroom, is one of the premier environmental and outdoor education centers in the Southeast. The center was recently named Alabama’s winner in the “Take Pride in America” competition.

The Alabama School of Mathematics and Science (www.asms.net) is a unique, residential public high school in Mobile that attracts some of the brightest high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from all parts of the state and offers outreach programs for local students and schools.

The area has a large parochial school system operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile (www.mobilearchdiocese.org/templates/schools.cfm) and many other schools operated through churches or private boards, such as St. Paul’s Episcopal School (www.stpaulsmobile.net), St. Luke’s Episcopal School (www.sles.cc) and UMS-Wright Preparatory School (www.ums-wright.org) . In all, there are more than 44 private and denominational schools in Mobile with an approximate enrollment of 14,750 students.

University of South Alabama

Mobile’s educational opportunities do not end with K-12. Several four-year colleges, community colleges and vocational schools keep Mobilians trained for the best jobs.

The University of South Alabama (www.usouthal.edu) is the area’s largest four-year institution with more than 13,000 students at campuses in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Students can work toward bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in a wide range of studies. USA will build the first academic cancer research institute in the central Gulf Coast region and has completed a research technology park on campus that works hand-in-hand with local businesses.

University of Alabama School of Social Work. Masters of Social Work, Mobile Campus (www.academicoutreach.ua.edu/) The School of Social Work, through the College of Continuing Studies, offers students the opportunity to begin their MSW coursework through two options designed to facilitate distance education

Spring Hill College

Spring Hill College, (www.shc.edu) founded in 1830, offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, theology, liberal arts and education, as well as a division for lifelong studies for adults wishing to further their education. In 2008, Spring Hill was ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” survey, winning the No. 11 spot in the Universities-Master’s (South) category as one of the top schools with master’s programs.

University of Mobile

At the University of Mobile (www.umobile.edu/), students can work toward bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the arts, business, computer science, applied sciences, nursing and religious studies.

Bishop State Community College

Bishop State Community College (www.bscc.cc.al.us) has four campuses and offers associate degrees in arts and sciences, nursing and applied sciences. It also offers vocational training, certification and technical degrees.

Enterprise-Ozark Community College

The Enterprise-Ozark Community College – Mobile Aviation Center (www.eocc.edu/mobile) trains students to work in aviation maintenance and boasts a 95 percent job placement rate. It was the first two-year college to be designated as an official Federal Aviation Association Educational Resource Center and is among the first three in the nation to earn FAA Airway Science Recognition. Its new facility at Brookley Industrial Complex accommodates 300 students.

Faulkner University

 Faulkner University (www.faulkner.edu) maintains an extension campus in Mobile where students can attain associate degrees in most major subjects. 

Faulkner State Community College

The Faulkner State Community College (www.faulkner.cc.al.us/) offers Alabama's Lowest Tuition and small classes with individual attention in 3 locations.

ITT Technical Institute - Mobile Campus

ITT Educational Services, Inc. is a leading private college system focused on technology-oriented programs of study. It operates over 105 ITT Technical Institutes in 37 states which predominantly provide career-focused, degree programs to approximately 70,000 students all over the US. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, it has been actively involved in the higher education community in the United States since 1969.

Remington College

Remington College (www.remingtoncollege.edu) Remington College's practical, focused approach gives you a real chance to gain a more personal understanding of your field – so that you can have the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to take on a rewarding new career after graduation.

Virginia College

Virginia College (www.vc.edu) at Mobile offers the benefits of small class sizes and flexible schedules, allowing you to earn the education you want at a time that's most convenient for you