Education
There are 1,318 schools in the province, 53 registered technical schools including the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas and Carlos Hilado Memorial State College in Talisay City. Of these, 158 are private schools, including University of Saint La Salle, West Negros University,Colegio San Agustin de Bacolod, La Consolacion College and University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R).
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