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The presence of Texas A&M University-Commerce creates an atmosphere that places a high priority on education, including public education at Commerce ISD. As a result, approximately 80% of high school students attend college. The average years of school completed by residents of Hunt County is 14.7 years, compared to the average 12.2 years in Texas and 12.4 years in the U.S. Forty-four per cent of our residents are high school graduates or with some college, and those with a bachelor degree or higher is 43%.* For more information on the education and skills of our workforce click on Workforce. Commerce and area residents have access to education and training in the immediate area from not only Texas A&M-Commerce, but Paris Junior College-Paris, PJC-Greenville & Sulphur Springs Technical Center. Both PJC and Texas State Technical College in Waco are available to provide customized training as needed. The 44 college and university campuses in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex are a reasonable drive from Commerce. * Hunt County & Northeast Texas Workforce Availability Survey & Analysis, conducted by Economic Development Services, Irving, Texas.
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