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A college-preparatory school (usually shortened to preparatory school or prep school) is a type of secondary school. The term refers to public , private independent or parochial schools primarily designed to prepare students for higher education .
The first early college in the United States, Bard College at Simon's Rock, was founded in 1966. [2] In 1974, Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College opened, serving high school students who were below grade level in reading or math. [3] Over 25 middle colleges were established in the next two decades.
The number of first-time freshmen entering college that fall was 2.90 million, including students at four-year public (1.29 million) and private (0.59 million) institutions, as well as two-year public (0.95 million) and private (0.05 million) colleges. First-time freshman enrollment is projected to rise to 2.96 million by 2028. [6]
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In 2008, Downtown College Prep opened an affiliated middle school (6th–8th grade) in Alviso, in North San Jose. [24] For the 2012–13 school year, this closed and was replaced by an affiliated middle school in Alum Rock, on the eastern edge of the city. [25] As planned, [26] this subsequently became a combined middle and high school.
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Mary Lyon (1797–1849) founded the first woman's college, Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1837. Mary Lyon (1797–1849) founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1837; it was the first college opened for women and is now Mount Holyoke College, one of the Seven Sisters. Lyon was a deeply religious Congregationalist who ...