Education in Marquette CountyLake Superior Partners in EducationThe Lake Superior Community Partnership supports the Lake Superior Partners in Education (LSPE), a group of concerned leaders whose mission is to prepare an upcoming workforce that aligns with current and future employment needs in Marquette and Alger Counties. The goals of LSPE include facilitating exposure and understanding of career and educational options for students, educators, parents and business and industry; to develop awareness and support among community members, students, parents and educators of career and technical education options that prepares students for career opportunities; LSPE provides a forum for business and education partners to connects and share information about employability skills, area employment and career opportunities. The Lake Superior Community Partnership also has a wide representation from the education sector on the Board of Directors to ensure the needs of our area's children are met. Higher EducationMarquette County is home to Northern Michigan University, a dynamic four-year, public, coeducational university which offers 180 degree programs to nearly 9,400 undergraduate and graduate students. Known for providing outstanding personal attention, more than 80 percent of NMU's 300+ faculty members have doctorates or the highest degree in their fields, and a hallmark of the NMU experience is that full-time faculty members teach at all levels - freshmen through graduate courses. Northern is also one of three universities in the state of Michigan to serve a community college role for its region. The 350-acre NMUcampus is known for its safe, clean, friendly and natural environment. The campus also offers 52 facilities including the Seaborg Science Complex, a state-of-the-art venue with more than two dozen laboratories, and the newly renovated Thomas Fine Arts and Art and Design buildings. Northern's campus also houses a university theater, an award-winning library, a university center, two art galleries, and a three-structure sports and recreation complex of which one is the Superior Dome, the world's largest wooden dome. NMU is one of the largest notebook computer campuses in the United States with all full-time students receiving either a ThinkPad or iBook as part of tuition. The university has national and international awards for its innovative work in the area of technology in higher education. Enrollment Growth at Northern Michigan UniversityPercentage increase from 1999 to 2008 = 15%
Percentage of Persons age 25 and over with a Bachelor's degree or higher
Source: U.S. Census, 2000 Two Year Colleges and Technical Schools
Four Year Universities
Education K-12Marquette County has eight school districts with approximately 10,000 students. Schools and business engage in unique partnerships to prepare students for work or education beyond high school. The nationally recognized REAL Program is one example. In this high-school class, students have created a community credit union; retail stores; e-commerce sites and more, which are operated by the students. Another award-winning program is the Red Dust program, which is a series of written and artistic works researching the history of our community. K-12 Public and Private SchoolsMarquette-Alger Regional Education Service Agency (MARESA)321 East Ohio Street, Marquette, MI 49855 Telephone: 906.226.5100 Fax: 906.226.5134 The Marquette-Alger Regional Education Service Agency (MARESA) works cooperatively with local school districts within the two-county area to provide educational services in a cost effective manner. MARESA assumes a leadership role in assuring that effective educational services are provided for the youth in the public school districts, public school academy and charter schools as well as private schools. Father Marquette Catholic Central School System500 South Fourth Street, Marquette, MI 49855 Telephone: 906.225.1129 Fax: 906.225.1987 Grades K-8 enrollment of 272 Gwinn Area Community Schools50 West M-35, Gwinn, MI 49841 Telephone: 906.346.9283 Fax: 906.346.3616 K-12 enrollment of 1,320 Ishpeming Public Schools319 East Division Street, Ishpeming, MI 49849 Telephone: 906.485.5501 Fax: 906.485.1422 K-12 enrollment of 891 Marquette Area Public Schools1201 West Fair Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855 Telephone: 906.225.4400 Fax: 906.225.5340 K-12 enrollment of 3,233 Negaunee Public Schools101 South Pioneer Avenue, Negaunee, MI 49866 Telephone: 906.475.4157 Fax: 906.475.5107 K-12 enrollment of 1,454 NICE Community Schools300-400 Westwood Drive, Ishpeming, MI 49849 Telephone: 906.485.1021 Fax: 906.485.4095 K-12 enrollment of 1,218
North Star Academy & Polaris Middle School3030 Wright Street, Marquette, MI 49855 Telephone: 906.226.0156 Fax: 906.226.0167 Grades 7-12 enrollment of 99 Powell Township Schools101 Deutsch, PO Box 150, Big Bay, MI 49808 Telephone: 906.345.9955 Fax: 906.345.9936 K-12 enrollment of 38 Republic-Michigamme Schools227 Maple Street, Michigamme, MI 49879 Telephone: 906.376.2277 Fax: 906.376.8299 K-12 enrollment of 136 Wells Township SchoolsBox 108, Arnold, MI 49819 Telephone: 906.238.4200 Fax: 906.238.4392 K-8 enrollment 13
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