Columbia has a strong tradition of education and offers one of the finest school systems in the nation. Our schools, both public and private, offer a variety of educational programs.
Columbia is very supportive of education as evidenced by such community programs as Parents As Teachers, Caring Communities, Adventure Club and the city's Career Awareness and Related Experience Program (C.A.R.E.).
Elementary & Secondary Education
Public
Private
- Children's House Montessori of Columbia
- College Park Christian Academy
- Good Shepherd Lutheran School
- Montessori Center for the Young Child
- Stephens College Children's School
- Victory Baptist Church School
Higher Education
- Central Methodist University
- Moberly Area Community College
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Child Care
- The Missouri Child Care Resource and Referral Network Mid-Missouri
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Child Care