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==Education==
Colleges and universities are [[Hudson County Community College]] (HCCC), [[New Jersey City University]] (NJCU), [[Saint Peter's College, New Jersey|Saint Peter's College]], all in Jersey City, and [[Stevens Institute of Technology]] in Hoboken. The [[University of Phoenix]] and [[Rutgers University]] offer classes within the county. The Christ Hospital School of Nursing was established in 1890 and since 1999 has run a cooperative program with HCCC.<ref>[http://www.christhospital.org/html/schools_of_medicine/school_of_nursing/history.html History], Christ Hospital School of Nursing. Accessed December 13, 2014.</ref> In 2014 it will merge with the Bayonne Medical Center nursing school.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/04/nursing_schools_in_hudson_coun.html#incart_river_default "Nursing schools in Hudson County set to merge"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', April 2, 2013. Accessed December 13, 2014.</ref>
 
Each municipality has a public [[school district]]. All but two have their own [[public high school]]s. East Newark students attend [[Harrison High School (New Jersey)|Harrison High School]]<ref>Duger, Rose. [http://www.nj.com/kearnyjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1293693963293270.xml&coll=3 "East Newark Harrison merging dispatch service"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', December 30, 2010. Accessed December 13, 2014. "Kearny handles all health-related functions through its Board of Health, while East Newark high school children attend Harrison High School and the borough contracts with Harrison to provide street cleaning, snow removal, ambulance and library services."</ref> and Guttenberg students attend [[North Bergen High School]].<ref>Shortell, Tom. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2008/11/3_candidates_on_ballot_to_be_g.html "3 candidates on ballot to be Guttenberg's mayor"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', November 2, 2008. Accessed December 13, 2014. "Scoullos said in the late 1990s, North Bergen overcharged the town for services at North Bergen High School, which takes Guttenberg students as part of a sending/receiving network."</ref> [[Hudson County Schools of Technology]] is a public secondary and adult vocational-technical school with locations in North Bergen, Jersey City, Union City and Harrison.<ref>[http://www.hcstonline.org/portal/Schools.aspx Schools and Programs], [[Hudson County Schools of Technology]]. Accessed December 13, 2014.</ref> There are private and parochial elementary and secondary schools located throughout Hudson, many of which are members of the [[Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association]].<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/15-16%20Member%20Schools%20League%20List%20Short.pdf League Memberships – 2015-2016], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed August 3, 2016.</ref>