Education
Nowadays there are different types of educational institutions in Cherkasy – pre-school (kindergartens), schools, out-of-school and higher educational institutions. These institutions may be both state-owned and private property.
Pre-school education is represented with 50 kindergartens around the city.
City-owned schools are 21 general schools, 1 night school, and 14 new-type schools - 2 lyceums, 3 gymnasiums, collegiate, 8 specialized schools. This include First City Gymnasium, City Gymnasium #9 and #31, Cherkasy Physical and Mathematical Lyceum, Cherkasy Lyceum of Humanities and Law, Specialized School #17 (Associated UNESCO school), Cherkasy Collegiate "Beregynia", Specialized Schools #3, #13, #18, #20, #27, #28 and #33. Private schools are "Perlyna", school #770, and "Sofia".
Out-of-school institutions are Center of Youth Art, Young Sailors Club, Center of Tourism and Sports.
There is a number of post-secondary educational institutions:
- National Bohdan Khmelnytsky University of Cherkasy
- Cherkasy State Technological University
- Cherkasy Institute of Bank Affairs (branch of Ukrainian Academy of Bank Affairs of National Bank of Ukraine)
- Academy of fire safety of Heroes of Chornobyl
- East European University of Economics and Management (private)
- Odessa National Law Academy (branch)
There is a number of colleges (both state and private):
- Cherkasy Medical College
- Cherkasy State Business College
- Cherkasy Commercial Technical School
- Cherkasy Musical College
- Cherkasy Cooperative Economics and Law College
Several public libraries are serving the city – Central Library of Lesia Ukrainka, City Library for Youth and Children, Central Oblast Library of Taras Shevchenko.
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