Education in Dallas

It was founded in 1911 by the Southern Methodist Church[1] and now enrolls 6,500 undergraduates, 1,200 professional students in the law and theology departments, and 3,500 postgraduates SMU is also the home of the Cox School of Business.

It is part of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world.

Dallas extends into several other school districts including Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Duncanville, Garland, Highland Park, Mesquite, Plano, and Richardson.

The Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District once served portions of southern Dallas, but it was shut down for the 2005-2006 year.

In addition Dallas County Community College District operates the Richland Collegiate High School.

The system was originally created by the Dallas Federation of Women's Clubs with efforts spearheaded by then-president Mrs. Henry (May Dickson) Exall — Her work raising money led to a grant from philanthropist and steel baron Andrew Carnegie, which enabled the construction of the first branch in 1901.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the Stemmons Corridor operates a library across two branches on its north and south campuses.

[15][16] Its classes were formerly held at Dan F. Long Middle School in the Dallas city limits.