Family
Choosing a graduate school involves you and your family. Approximately 48% of University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate students are married and 20% are raising children under the age of six.
Use these resources for a smooth transition to Lincoln's family-friendly community.
Employment
Lincoln, the capital city and second most populous city in Nebraska, has 250,000 residents.
Only 50 minutes away from Lincoln is Omaha, Nebraska's largest city, with a population nearing 500,000 in the city and 850,000 in its metro area. The short driving distance on Interstate 80 between Omaha and Lincoln makes it possible for spouses and partners to expand the job search to neighboring communities.
Employment Resources
The economies of Lincoln and Omaha are fairly typical of mid-sized American cities, where most economic activity is derived from service industries. The state government and the University of Nebraska are both large contributors to the local economy.
Prominent industries include banking, information technology, insurance, healthcare, and rail and truck transport. Companies such as Verizon, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Duncan Aviation, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway, ConAgra Foods, Union Pacific Railroad, Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc., and Mutual of Omaha Companies are the areas' largest employers.
Child Care
The new University Child Care Center opened in August 2009. UNL Human Resources also offers resources for locating quality child care in Lancaster County.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services provides a Child Care Roster which lists all licensed child care providers in Nebraska. You can search the roster in a number of ways: by county, town, zip code, or name of provider.
Family Activities
Take part in one of the many family activities in Lincoln and the surrounding areas:- Folsom Children's Zoo
- Hyde Memorial Observatory
- Lincoln City Libraries
- Lincoln Children's Museum
- Lincoln Public Pools
- Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo
- Pioneers Park Nature Center
- Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center
- YMCA of Lincoln
Schools
Eighty-five percent of school-aged students attend one of 47 public schools that make up Lincoln Public Schools including 37 elementary, 10 middle, six high schools, and four alternative high school programs. The first of four new LPS elementary schools opened for fall 2008 to handle steadily increasing enrollments. Several of the district's elementary and middle schools have Community Learning Centers which provide supervised child care as well as special interest enrichment clubs, programs, and support services for children and their families.
An additional 22 parochial and private schools are located in Lincoln including nondenominational, Seventh-day Adventist, Catholic, and Lutheran schools. The Lincoln community also has a strong tradition of home schooling and offers resources and networks for parents who choose to home school their children.
