A community's quality of life is rooted in the educational opportunities it provides. Charlotte Mecklenburg provides a healthy range of personal growth options through its many libraries, colleges, universities, museums, cultural centers and art galleries.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
- Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board
- Public Schools 

Colleges & Universities
- Central Piedmont Community College
- Davidson College
- Johnson C. Smith University
- Queens University
- UNC Charlotte

Museums and Cultural Arts
- Mint Museum of Art
- Mint Museum of Craft + Design
- Afro-American Cultural Center
- Community School of the Arts
- Levine Museum of the New South
                                                                             

Public Library 
- ImaginOn

Performance Venues
- Time Warner Cable Arena
- Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
   (Belk Theatre, Booth Playhouse, Duke Energy Theatre, Knight Theatre, McGlohon Theatre, Ovens Auditorium, Spirit Square, Stage Door Theater)
- Memorial Stadium
- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Science and Nature Museums 
- Blue Planet
- Duke Power Energy Explorium
- Discovery Place
- Nature Museum
- Greenways and Natural Areas
- Latta Plantation Nature Preserve
- McDowell Nature Preserve
- Reedy Creek Environmental Center
- US National Whitewater Center