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.