The Alternative Paths Training School is a private day school in downtown Fredericksburg which serves students ages 6-22 with autism and other developmental disabilities and behavioral problems. Students are placed here by their local county school system with the goal of finding specialized education programs and vocational training to help those students work towards personal life goals, such as independent living. This is not a trade school; rather, it's a special education program which works with each student on an individual basis to define and work towards a broad range of behavioral, educational and vocational goals.
Mount Hope Academy is a pre-school to kindergarten school that uses an Abeka curriculum, a Christ-centered, academically challenging program. It incorporates Bible, phonics, numbers, science, social studies, art and music; classes are taught individually and with other kids. The school aims to provides multi-sensory and multi-cultural activities for children.
Germanna Community College is a two-year college in the Virginia Community College system. Its goal is to provide affordable higher education opportunities for residents of the greater Fredericksburg area. This campus is one of four locations in the Germanna Community College system.
This Catholic elementary school serves more than 500 students from pre-K through 8th grade. The school is administered by the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales.
A ministry of Spotsylvania-based Faith Baptist Church, the Virginia Baptist College was created by three Fredericksburg-area pastors in the 1980s. The four-year Bible college opened in 1984 under a different name. It has since grown and moved to the current location next to the Chancellor Center, behind the StellarOne bank. The college has four classrooms and offers degrees in ministry and Christian education as well as certificates in Bible studies.
Fredericksburg Bible Institute is a bible school for students who want to know more about the bible or who want to dedicate their lives to full-time Christian service.
Curriculum, registration, tuition and scheduling information can be found on the Web site.
Strayer's Fredericksburg campus, located in Riverside Business Park, is easily accesible from I-95. The university offers graduate and undergraduate programs in public administration, education, business, accounting and several other fields. Strayer offers classes until 8pm Monday through Thursday, allowing nine-to-fivers an opportunity to earn their credits too.
