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Abundant
education at all levels is to be found in the communities surrounding
the City of Industry. Some of the finest educational and research facilities
in the country are here. On the west end of the San Gabriel Valley is
the California Institute of Technology Caltech,
where some of the top scientists and engineers in the world have graduated.
The east end of the valley also offers several exceptional institutions,
including California State Polytechnic University Cal
Poly of Pomona, Azusa Pacific University,
the University of La Verne and
the Claremont Colleges. Also
quite near is the internationally known DeVry
Institute of Technology, a post-secondary educational institution
offering baccalaureate degrees in Electronics Engineering Technology,
Computer Information Systems, Telecommunications Management, Business,
Accounting and Technical Management, as well an electronics technician
Associate Degree program.
There are
four unified school districts in the immediate vicinity of the City of
Industry. They are: Walnut Unified School District with seven elementary
schools, two intermediate and one high school; Rowland
Unified School District with 15 elementary, three intermediate and
two high schools; Hacienda La Puente
Unified School District with 30 elementary/intermediate and four high
schools; and Bassett Unified School
District with six elementary, two intermediate schools and one high
school.
In addition, there is the La Puente Valley Regional Occupation Program serving the unified school districts and numerous parochial elementary schools in the immediate
vicinity as well as Bishop Amat Memorial
High School.
There are two community colleges in the surrounding area:
Mt. San Antonio College, located in
Walnut, offers academic and vocational instruction as does Rio
Hondo College, a modern educational facility located just off the
605 Freeway. Both colleges offer daytime and evening classes.
Some of the highest quality preparatory, middle and grammar schools in
the state, both public and private, can be found in the San Gabriel Valley.
A number of alternative education opportunities are available through
private schools as well.
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