{{otheruses2 schools. The city's public school system also administers an adult education component called'Night Life'', and operates a cable accessible television station, Channel 11.

Twenty-one private and parochial schools are also found throughout Worcester, including the city's oldest educational institution, Worcester Academy, founded in 1834, and Bancroft School, founded in 1900.

=Higher education=
Worcester is home to several institutes of higher education, including:

* The oldest, founded in 1843, is the Jesuit College of the Holy Cross, the oldest Roman Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest...

{{otheruses2 schools. The city's public school system also administers an adult education component called'Night Life'', and operates a cable accessible television station, Channel 11.

Twenty-one private and parochial schools are also found throughout Worcester, including the city's oldest educational institution, Worcester Academy, founded in 1834, and Bancroft School, founded in 1900.

=Higher education=
Worcester is home to several institutes of higher education, including:

* The oldest, founded in 1843, is the Jesuit College of the Holy Cross, the oldest Roman Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. Well-known graduates include Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States, Bob Cousy, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In 2007, the College of the Holy Cross was ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the nation's 32nd highest rated liberal arts college.

* Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1865) is an innovative leader in engineering education and partnering with local biotechnology industries. Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry, graduated from WPI in 1908 with a Bachelor's of Science in Physics