Denver Public Schools (DPS) is the public school system in Denver. It currently educates about

73,000 students in 73 elementary schools, 15 K-8 schools, 17 middle schools, 14 high schools,

and 19 charter schools. The first school of what is now DPS was a log cabin that opened in

1859 on the corner of 12th Street between Market and Larimer Streets. The district boundaries

are coextensive with the city limits.

Denver's many colleges and universities range in age and study programs. The private

University of Denver was the first institution of higher learning in the city and was founded

in 1864. Other prominent Denver higher education institutions include Johnson & Wales

University, Catholic (Jesuit) Regis University and the three public schools that constitute

the Auraria Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and

Community College of Denver. The city has Roman Catholic and Jewish institutions, as well as a

health sciences school. In addition to those schools within the city, there are a number of

schools located throughout the surrounding metro area.

See List Of Higher Education

Auraria CampusCommunity College of Denver
Metropolitan State College of Denver
University of Colorado Denver Colorado Heights University
Iliff School of Theology
Johnson & Wales University
Regis University
University of Denver The Art Institute of Colorado
The College For Financial Planning
Colorado Technical University
Heritage College
Lincoln College of Technology (formerly known as Denver Automotive and Diesel College)
National American University
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design SeminariesDenver Seminary
Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary
Yeshiva Toras Chaim Talmudical Seminary