List of educational institutions in Taichung

Like other large cities in Taiwan, Taichung has a full range of educational opportunities for its residents. From bilingual kindergartens through elementary and secondary education through all forms of tertiary education, Taichung residents are well served by an effective, if pressure-packed, education system. There are even schools to serve foreigners as there are three international schools in the city as well as a handful of language institutes for foreigners to study Mandarin and even Taiwanese.

Higher education

Universities

Universities, like elsewhere in much of the world, offer four-year programs in a variety of programs. Taichung possesses both public and private universities.

Public Universities

*National Chung Hsing University (國立中興大學): Located in the southern part of the city, it is the most prestigious university in the city. There are more than seventeen thousand students and has seven colleges and a department of continuing education.

*National Taichung University (國立臺中教育大學)–formerly National Taichung Teacher’s College (國立台中師範學院): Located in West District, it is the premier teacher training school in the city, training future teachers in all areas from early childhood to secondary education, including a research center for special education.

*National Taiwan College of Physical Education (國立台灣體育學院) - Located near the center of the city, this is the top physical education university in Taiwan. It is also home to Taichung Baseball Field and the local soccer stadium.

Private Universities

*Feng Chia University (逢甲大學) - Feng Chia University is a small university in Xitun District.

*Tunghai University (東海大學) - Tunghai University is a large sprawling university in Xitun District our near neighboring Longjing Rural Township.

*Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology (中台科技大學) - Located in the mountains of Dakeng, CTU has four colleges: Health Sciences, Nursing, Management, and Humanities and Social Sciences. It was upgraded to university status in 2005 and is best known for its nursing and health sciences programs.

*China Medical University (中國醫藥大學) - China Medical University is one of two large medical universities in the city. It also has a highly regarded full-service training hospital adjacent to the university.

*Ling Tung University (嶺東科技大學) - Located in Nantun District, the university offers highly regarded design and business programs.

*Chungshan Medical University (中山醫學大學) - Chungshan Medical University is another large medical university, this one on the southern part of the city.

Five-Year Junior Colleges

These are schools that one enters after completing junior high schools (ninth year of education) and enters it for five years, essentially serving as your three high school years along with the first two years or tertiary education. One gains entry through participation in a national exam.

*National Taichung Institute of Technology (國立台中技術學院)
*National Taichung Nursing College (國立台中護理專科學校)
*Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology (僑光技術學院)

econdary Education

enior High Schools

Senior High Schools are the next step for many students after completing their mandatory nine years of education. However, not all students are able to gain admittance. Entry is dependent on ones performance on a national standardized examination that is administered every year. High Schools are college preparatory and graduates are expected to go on to a four-year university following graduation.

There are two prestigious Senior High Schools in Taichung City. The Taichung Number One High School was founded by Taiwanese nationalists in the 1910s. Today, it is mostly an all-boys school with a small number of girls admitted to special programs not offered elsewhere.

Taichung Girl's High School is the top girls high school in the city. It was founded in 1919 and draws many of the best students and teaching faculty in central Taiwan.

While Hui Wen Municipal High School is a new school, the modernity of its campus as well as the modern technology available is quickly making this one of the most desirable high schools in the city after the big two.

Public high schools are generally considered more desirable due to their lower tuition and greater resources. However, there are also some excellent private high schools in Taichung City.

Some of these schools also offer Vocational Programs as well as Junior High School.

International Schools

Taichung has three international schools. Two of them use English as the medium of instruction and offer an American-style curriculum, while the third is a school for Japanese children. One must possess a foreign passport to attend any of these schools.

*Morrison Academy (馬禮遜美國學校)
*American School in Taichung (台中美國學校)
*Taichung Japanese School (台中日僑學校)

Mandarin and Taiwanese Training Centers

Taichung City/County offers three accredited Mandarin language programs.

*Tunghai University Chinese Language Center
*Providence University Chinese Language Education Center
*Feng Chia University Language Center

Other Schools

Taichung City has dozens of kindergartens and cram schools. While many are registered with the government and can be found on the Chinese version of the Taichung Education Bureau website (see below), not all are.

References

External links

*cite web|url=http://www.tceb.edu.tw/|title=Taichung City Education Bureau Note:While bilingual, the Chinese side has MUCH more information.

Universities

*cite web|url=http://www.nchu.edu.tw/New_nchu/en/en.php|title=National Chunghsing University
*cite web|url=http://www.ntcpe.edu.tw/93english/index.htm|title=National Taiwan College of Physical Education
*cite web|url=http://www.ntcu.edu.tw/www/english/english.html|title=National Taichung University
*cite web|url=http://www.thu.edu.tw/english/enindex.htm|title=Tunghai University
*cite web|url=http://en.fcu.edu.tw/|title=Feng Chia University

Colleges

*cite web|url=http://www.ocit.edu.tw/english/|title=Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology
*cite web|url=http://www.ntcnc.edu.tw/English%20Version/index.htm|title=National Taichung Nursing College
*cite web|url=http://www.ntit.edu.tw/english/index.htm|title=National Taichung Institute of Technology

Vocational High Schools

*cite web|url=http://www.tchcvs.tc.edu.tw/english/indexe.htm|title=Taichung Home Economics and Commercial High School
*cite web|url=http://www.tcavs.tc.edu.tw/|title=National Agricultural Senior High School (in Chinese)
*cite web|url=http://www.tcivs.tc.edu.tw/english/index.html|title=National Taichung Industrial High School
*cite web|url=http://www.khvs.tc.edu.tw/english.htm|title=Kuang-Hwa Vocational High School of Technology

pecial Education Schools

*cite web|url=http://www.thdf.tc.edu.tw/T.D.english/index.htm|title=National Taichung School for the Deaf
*cite web|url=http://www.tcspe.tc.edu.tw/|title=National Taichung Special Education School

Public Elementary Schools

:note: Where English spellings differ from Chinese and English language sites, the spelling on the Chinese site is used.

*cite web|url=http://www.cces.tc.edu.tw/|title=Taichung Municipal Chung-Cheng Elementary School (in Chinese)
*cite web|url=http://www.gzes.tc.edu.tw/englishmain.htm|title=Guang-Zheng Elementary School

International Schools

*cite web|url=http://www.mca.org.tw/|title=Morrison Christian Academy
*cite web|url=http://www.ast.tc.edu.tw/|title=American School in Taichung

Mandarin Language Centers

*cite web|url=http://www2.thu.edu.tw/~clc/|title=Tunghai University - Chinese Language Center
*cite web|url=http://clec.pu.edu.tw|title=Providence University - Chinese Language Education Center
*cite web|url=http://www.fculc.fcu.edu.tw/Application.htm|title=Feng Chia University - Language Center

ee also

*Education in Taiwan