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New Jersey is home to a successful K-12 educational system, top preparatory schools, two of the nation's oldest and most prestigious universities, and a wide array of colleges and vocational schools.
The K-12 system focuses on preparing students for the high-tech future. The governor is making technology a core requirement for high school students to provide a head start on college, and many high school graduates are choosing to attend college. A recent study by The College Board found that 85% of graduating seniors took the SAT, the highest percentage in the nation and well above the national average of 48%.
Princeton and Rutgers Universities, the two best-known institutions of higher learning in New Jersey, are also the oldest, established in 1746 and 1766, respectively. Both universities house well-know research centers: the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton and the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) is New Jersey's university of the health sciences and the nation's largest public university of the health sciences. It houses both the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine and the Coriell Institute for Medical Research. There are also many other public and private four-year universities, six theological colleges, and two engineering schools.
The New Jersey Council of Community Colleges represents New Jersey's 19 community colleges as well as the New Jersey Virtual Community College Consortium which offers online classes.
New Jersey is also home to the Institute for Advanced Study. Located in Princeton -- an independent, private learning institution and one of the leading research centers in the country.
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