Schools & Education
Kansas City has an extensive educational system throughout the metropolitan area. In both Missouri and Kansas, the school districts are dedicated to offering quality programs to area residents and their families. From preschool, to elementary and middle schools, high schools, alterative schools programs and a technical school, there is a course of study available for almost every life path.
Students have excellent options when it comes to higher education in Kansas City. The University of Missouri at Kansas City offers numerous undergraduate and graduate programs. The UMKC law school is recognized as one of the best in the Midwest and Kansas University Medical Center is the home of nationally and internationally recognized research programs to advance health sciences. For someone looking to the liberal arts, William Jewel College in Liberty offers excellent study programs in a small-town setting.
Kansas City has produced a population that is on par with national figures for education. Of the current residents, almost 28% have completed high school with more than 28% having gone onto college for up to three years. In terms of higher education, Kansas City pulls ahead of the national average. Those who have four or more years of college represent almost 26% of the population.