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City Profile
Source: 2022 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 12 – Education.
Some of the colleges and universities located in Fort Worth are Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Tarleton
State University-Fort Worth Campus; Tarrant County College- Trinity River, South, Northeast, Southeast, and
Northwest Campuses; Texas Christian University; Texas Wesleyan University; Texas A&M University School of Law;
the University of Texas at Arlington; and the University of North Texas Health Science Center.
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year 2016-2020.
In Spring 2022, construction started on an A&M Research Center. The building will be located next to the pre-exisiting
A&M Law building and will further assist in developing “Aggieland North”. This partnership between the City and
A&M will continue to build the Convention Center District of Fort Worth.
Education Attainment
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year 2016-2020.
Library
The Fort Worth Public Library system consists of a Central Library, 14 branch libraries, two satellite libraries, and the
Fort Worth History Center. The Vivian J. Lincoln Branch Library is under construction and will open in 2023. A contract
for architectural services will been awarded in the first quarter of FY2023 for the Far Northwest Library, a full-service
library branch to open in 2025.
HEALTH SERVICES
With award-winning medical care and community-wide wellness programs, Fort Worth offers the full spectrum of
health options and medical care. Each of the award-winning six major hospitals in Fort Worth functions as a lead
institution for a network of health care facilities, providing the full range from acute care to neighborhood clinics and
affiliated physicians. Fort Worth hospitals have received awards and recognition for their specialties, from the Level
1 Trauma Center and Comprehensive Level 1 Stroke Center at John Peter Smith Hospital; to the award-winning
general services offered by Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, ranked number 5 in the Dallas-Fort Worth region
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