Education
- Cozad Early Education Center (Pre School and Kindergarten)
- Cozad Elementary (1st - 5th Grade)
- Cozad Middle School (6th, 7th & 8th Grade)
- Cozad High School (9th, 10th, 11th & 12th Grade)
ESU 10 - The Cozad Center - Evaluates educable mentally handicapped, speech handicapped, and auditory handicapped children and writes diagnosis and programs for the local school district.
South Central Developmental Services - Provides residential, social, vocational, and recreational services to the mentally handicapped.
Cozad is served by Educational Service Unit 10
Colleges:
- Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) - Curtis
- Mid-Plains Community College - North Platte
- Joseph's College of Beauty - North Platte
- University of Nebraska at Kearney
- McCook Community College
- Central Community College- Hastings/Lexington/Grand Island Campuses
- Hastings College
- Doane College - Crete
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Chadron State College
- Creighton University - Omaha
