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Private Schools

• Advent Episcopal Day School
  2019 6th Ave. N. 35203 (252-2535) K-8
• Ascension Episcopal Kindergarten
  1800 Eighth Avenue N., Birmingham 35203 (979-8711) K2-K5
• All Saints Episcopal School
  112 W. Hawthorne Rd., Homewood 35209 (879-1092) K-1
• Altamont School
  4801 Altamont Rd. 35222 (879-2006) grades 5-12
• Bessemer Academy
  1705 4th Ave. SW. Bessemer 35022 (428-6288) grades 1-12
• Brakeworth Elementary School
  3520 Lorna Rd., Hoover 35216 (987-3376) grades 1-9
• Briarwood Christian School
  2204 Briarwood Way 35243 (978-1304)
  K-8 6255 Cahaba Valley Rd. 35242 (991-7018) 9-12
• Cathedral Christian School
  1401 Huffman Rd. 35215 (854-7020) K-8
• Central Park Christian School
  1900 43rd St. W. 35228 (786-4811) K-12
• Creative Montessori Schools
  1650 28th Ct. S., Homewood 35209 (879-3278) grades K2-6
• Dunham's Private School
  811 Glenn Road, Bessemer 35023 (425-4194) grades 1-5
• East Lake United Methodist School
  7753 1st Ave. S. 35206 (836-6356) K-6
• Ephesus Junior Academy
  829 McMillian Ave SW 35211 (786-2194) K-9
• First Baptist Church School
  724 4th St. Pleasant Grove 35127 (744-0119) K-6
• Forestdale Baptist School
  1400 Brisbane Ave. 35214 (798-1248) K-6
• Gardendale Christian Academy
  1800 Decatur Highway Gardendale 35071(631-9465) K-8
• Garywood Christian School
  2750 Allison Bonnet Memorial Drive, Hueytown 35023 (744-4366) K-12
• Glen Iris Baptist School
  1137 10th Place S. 35205 (323-1516) K-12
• God's Church Christian Academy
  3100 Dartmouth Avenue, Bessemer 35020 (424-1926) K-12
• Highlands School
  4901 Old Leeds Rd. 35213 (956-9731) Pre-school-8
• Holy Family High School
  2001 19th St., Ensley 35218 (787-9937)
• Indian Springs School
  190 Woodward Dr., Indian Springs 35124 (988-3350) grades 8-12
• Jefferson Christian Academy
  1500 Heritage Place Dr., Irondale 35210 (956-9111) K-12
• John Carroll Catholic High School
  300 Lakeshore Parkway, Birmingham 35209 (940-2400) 9-12
• Joseph S. Bruno Montessori Academy
  5509 Timber Hill Rd.35243 (995-8709) grades 1-8
• Minor Christian School
  1004 McDonald Chapel Road 35224 (781-8738) K3-3
• N.E. Miles Jewish Day School
  4000 Montclair Rd., 35213 (879-1068) K-8
• Northside Christian School
  2873 41st Ave. N. 35207 (849-7676) K-8
• Oak Mountain Classical School
  5080 Cahaba Valley Trace, 35242, (205) 995-9694,  K-9
• Parkway Christian Academy
  959 Huffman Rd. 35215 (833-2410) K-12
• Pelham Christian School
  1449 Court Pl., Pelham 35214 (663-9667) K-12
• Roebuck Christian
  216 Roebuck Dr. 35215 (836-2288) K-8
• Shades Mountain Christian School
  2290 Old Tyler Rd., Hoover 35226 (978-6001) K-12
• Shelby Academy
  9178 Hwy. 22 35115 (668-2378) K3-12
• Southminster Day School
  1124 Montgomery Hwy., Vestavia 35216 (822-9531) K4-6
• St. Barnabas Regional School
  7901 1st Ave. North, Birmingham 35206 (836-5385) PreK-8
• St. Francis Xavier School
  2 Xavier Cir., Birmingham 35213 (871-1687 K-7
• St. Rose Academy
  1401 22nd St. S., Birmingham 35205 (933-0549) PreK-8
• Tabernacle Christian School
  2649 Decatur Hwy., Gardendale (631-9318) K-12

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Secondary & Primary Schools

The Alabama School of Fine Arts
A public school for grades 7-12, Alabama School of Fine Arts prepares students for careers in the fine, visual, and performing arts. A new campus downtown has become an anchor for the cultural district in the City Center.

The Alabama School of Fine Arts, one of the nation's three state-supported secondary schools for students with special artistic gifts, is located in a new, $17 million downtown campus. In addition to its nationally-recognized arts program, it now includes programs in math and science. 252-9241

Birmingham's EPIC School, an alternative elementary school, brings gifted, normal and handicapped students together in a unique learning environment. 581-5155

Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, an alternative school in the Jefferson County system, offers the only International Baccalaureate degree in Central Alabama. 951-1370

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Colleges & Universities

Higher education employs nearly 20,000 in the metropolitan area and generates an economic impact of more than $1 billion annually. Seven universities and colleges, seven community/junior colleges, five degree-granting technical schools, three law schools, and the UAB medical, dental, and other specialized schools offer multiple educational opportunities to the area's work force.

As the area's largest employer, the University of Alabama at Birmingham contributes to the economic impact of higher education with its 15,000+ employees, total annual budget of $957.5 million and 16,252 students. It offers 142 undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Birmingham-Southern College has been cited by numerous national publications as the best among southern liberal arts colleges and as one of the best buys in higher education. Samford University, Alabama's largest independent college, has also received national recognition as one of the most selective universities in America. Its Cumberland School of Law continuously ranks among the best.

University of Alabama at Birmingham
An urban university with about 16,000 students, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (934-4011) offers numerous undergraduate and graduate degrees, and a medical school judged to be among the finest in the nation. U.S. News & World Report ranked UAB's Dental School among the top 10 dental schools in the country in 1994, and the UAB School of Nursing among the best in the nation. The school moved into the top rank of Carnegie Foundation's classification of schools.

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Samford University
Alabama's largest private university, Samford University (870-2011) has a 200 acre Georgian campus in Homewood. The 150-year-old school, with about 4,485 students offers graduate and undergraduate degrees within eight separate schools including the Cumberland School of Law. In a U.S. News & World Report study, Samford was ranked in the top 10 percent of the nation's regional universities; Money selected it the nation's 26th Best College Buy. Samford was named to the 1995 Templeton Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges; and it was selected to appear in America's 100 Best College Buys, 1997-98.

Birmingham-Southern College, with 1,562 students, is one of the finest liberal arts institutions in the South and the nation as a whole. The school offers degrees in 34 majors in the arts and sciences, as well as a master's degree in public and private management. It is particularly strong in premed. In 1995 Birmingham-Southern (226-4600) was ranked as one of the nation's top liberal arts colleges in America's Best Colleges Issue of U.S. News & World Report. It appeared in Peterson's Competitive Colleges and made the Templeton Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges. The Fiske Guide to Colleges ranked it among 300 of the best, most interesting colleges. Money Magazine named BSC one of America's 100 best college buys in its 1996 Money Guide. Success magazine singled out the school's Master of Arts in Public and Private Management in its listing of up and coming schools.

The University of Montevallo
The University of Montevallo (665-6000) is one of only a handful of state supported liberal arts colleges. It is located in the picturesque Shelby County town of Montevallo. With an enrollment of 3,175, the school has an excellent reputation for preparing students for careers in the arts, education, and business.

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Miles College
Miles College (923-2771) is a historically black, four-year liberal arts institution. Miles offers a law degree program.

Jefferson State Community College
Jefferson State Community College (853-1200) has the second largest enrollment of any college in the Birmingham area with 6,723 students. The college makes affordable post-secondary education to traditional and non-traditional students. In addition to academic subjects, Jeff State offers vocational programs in nursing, secretarial science, mortuary science, computer science, and hospitality and the culinary arts.

Bessemer State Technical College
Bessemer State Technical College (enrollment: 1,800) offers academic and vocational training in a two-year school environment. One innovative program offered at the school is the Automotive Service Educational Program, which is conducted in league with General Motors, Ford, and Toyota. The program offers students academics, automotive service training, and hands-on experience with area car dealers. 426-7332.

Lawson State Community College
Approximately 2,100 students get their training at Lawson State Community College (925-2515), a two-year, state supported institution. Lawson State offers a full range of academic and vocational programs of study.

Other area two-year schools in the metropolitan area include Walker County (enrollment: 1,000) in Jasper; and Bevill State Community College (enrollment: 1,400) in Sumiton.

Southeastern Bible College (800-749-8878 or 970-9200) equips students for Christian living and service worldwide, producing graduates that are biblically grounded, spiritually mature, and culturally relevant. Approximately 250 students prepare for positions in vocational and nonvocational ministry.

Birmingham School of Law Founded in 1915, Birmingham School of Law is an alternative to those whose financial, family or work won't allow them to attend a traditional law school. It's located in downtown Birmingham on 20th Street North.

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