Education Facilities
In 2006, the city had a literacy rate of 98.6 percent. It has numerous number of tertiary and secondary schools, including public and private.
The tertiary education system in Lucena provides instruction and training in fields of study, both for baccalaureate degrees and vocational courses. Institutions offering degree programs including liberal arts, arts and sciences, engineering, and information technology are the Alpha Centauri Educational System, Inc., ABE International College of Business and Economics along Quezon Avenue, Calayan Educational Foundation, Inc.(CEFI), City College of Lucena along the Maharlika Highway, Columbus College-Lucena, Catholic institutions of Sacred Heart College, being the oldest Catholic school in Lucena, on Merchan Street,Maryhill College (formerly Maryknoll Academy), which is found at the heart of the city (next to St. Ferdinand Cathedral), Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation, Southern Luzon State University - Lucena Dual Training and Livelihood Center at the City Hall Annex with soon-to-open SLSU College of Medicine to be built at the Quezon Medical Center Compound, the Baptist Voice Bible College on Edano Street, Quezon Center for Research & Studies - Institute of Management (QCRS-IM).
The Inter-Global Maritime College in Barangay Bocohan provides programs in the maritime sciences. St. Anne College of the Pacific (formerly St. Anne College Lucena, Inc.) in Barangay Gulang-gulang is known for its BSHRM course, St. Augustine School of Nursing at Carlos City Center, AMA School of Nursing in front of Quezon Medical Center offers degrees in the allied medical sciences. The AMA Computer College-Lucena on M.L. Tagarao Street in Iyam, Informatics Lucena - Granja Street, Metro Data Computer Learning Center, Datamex Computer Studies -Enriquez Street, United Computer Educational Institute - Quezon Avenue, and STI College at the corner of Enriquez and Profugo Streets, Infra Comm Asia at Ocean Palace Mall are institutions for higher education that provide computer-related courses.
Aside from tertiary schools, the city also has an expanse footprint on the pre-school, primary and secondary levels of education, both in public and private schools. There are numerous day-care centers found all over the city.
- Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation (MSEUF)
- Southern Luzon State University (SLSU)
- Calayan Education Foundation Inc. (CEFI)
- Maryhill College (formerly Maryknoll Academy)
- Sacred Heart College (SHC)
- St. Anne College of the Pacific (formerly St. Anne College, Lucena Inc.)
- STI Lucena
- Alpha Centauri Educational System, Inc. (ACES)
- ABE College, Lucena
- AMA Computer College, Lucena
- DATAMEX, Lucena
- Columbus College
- Informatics Computer Institute, Lucena
- Inter-Global College Foundation
- St. Augustine, Lucena
- Holy Rosary Catholic School (HRCS)
- Infant Jesus Montessori Center Philippines (IJMCP)
- Lucena City National High School (LCNHS)
- Philippine Tong Ho Institute (PTHI)
- Quezon National High School (QNHS)
- Saint Philomena School (SPS)
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