»Norfolk Public Schools

Norfolk Public Schools recently received a 2005 National Academic Award for having one of the most outstanding public school systems in the nation. Parents thinking about sending their children to any of the public schools in Norfolk can expect only the highest quality of education. The city is home to 5 high schools, 8 middle schools, 34 elementary schools, and 9 special-purpose/preschools. Norfolk Academy is the only private school in Norfolk. All 49 public schools are under the board of Norfolk Public Schools. Norfolk is also home to Old Dominion University, Eastern Virginia Medical School, and Norfolk State University (fifth largest black university in America); Virginia Wesleyan College, a private liberal arts college, shares its eastern border with the neighboring city of Virginia Beach.

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»Norfolk Eastern Virginia Medical School

The idea of a medical school in Hampton Roads gained momentum in 1964 when local citizens persuaded the Virginia General Assembly to create a medical authority charged with starting a school. Fundraising for the proposed medical school began in 1970, as a group of community leaders launched a $15 million campaign. By the time EVMS matriculated its first class in 1973, the EVMS Foundation had attracted $17 million in gifts and pledges. The school also had attracted much-needed medical specialists to a region where many basic services were lacking.

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»Norfolk State University (NSU)

In 1942, the College became the independent Norfolk Polytechnic College, and two years later an Act of the Virginia General Assembly mandated that it become a part of Virginia State College. It then became known as Norfolk State College. The College was able to pursue an expanded mission with even greater emphasis in 1956 when another Act of the Legislature enabled the Institution to offer its first Bachelor's degree. The College was separated from Virginia State College and became fully independent in 1969.Subsequent legislative acts designated the institution as a University and authorized the granting of graduate degrees. In 1979, University status was attained. Norfolk State University is an urban institution located in the heart of a metropolitan area with an enrollment of nearly 8,000 and a student-teacher ratio of 22:1.

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