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[[File:Education career icon.png|left|40px]][[File:College icon.png|right]]Education in SimNation apparently has only two levels, elementary school for children and high school for teens. There is no separation into grade levels. Universities do not offer post-graduate degrees; there is no SimNation equivalent of a master's degree or a doctorate. In ''The Sims 3'', some community lots, such as the [[science lab]]s, have classes that are open to all Sims.

[[File:DoctorW careergive iconfree health clinic.png|left|40px]][[File:Biology.png|right]]Doctors do not need college degrees (or for that matter a decent high school grade) to become one, they appear to learn on the job. In ''The Sims'' series, Sims prefer to use home methods of healing (most commonly resting), and hospitals are only used by Sims in ''The Sims 3'', mainly for pregnancy, and plastic surgery, though medical outreach programs and emergencies from out of town do occur also. There appear to be two healthcare systems in the Sims universe, in ''The Sims 3'', hospitals can be owned by private individuals, doctors can receive extra payment from drug companies and visiting a doctor costs money, however, in the SimCity games, healthcare appears to be more socialized, since all the hospitals are government owned and run and medical staff and ambulances are on the city payroll, and funding government funding directly affects the numbers of medical staff.