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Three main benefits clearly emerge as you compare the city of El Paso with other possible academic locales. They are climate, culture, and convenience. With respect to climate, El Paso features the best of all possible worlds—warm, humid summers and extremely mild winters. For cultural pursuits, check out the Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, the El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center, and the El Paso Museum of Archaeology at Wilderness Park. And the convenience of a well-planned scenic highway system makes traveling a cinch.
Educational opportunity abounds in this true college atmosphere. Over ten public and private two- and four-year colleges and universities are strategically placed throughout the region. And close ties with El Paso businesses and civic organizations facilitate off-campus learning in a competitive, commerce-driven market. El Paso is the corporate headquarters of Helen of Troy Limited health and beauty products as well as Spira Footwear.
Take a walk through historic El Paso and you’ll know you’re in the perfect place to develop your personal and professional abilities. Come for the academics and stay for the fun.
A Little About El Paso
El Paso is located in the westernmost corner of Texas, right where Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico come together. El Paso is a major distribution and manufacturing center and the focal point of an annual $20 billion in trade between the United States and Mexico.
A major characteristic of border-town El Paso is its special relationship with Mexico in general and Ciudad Juárez in particular. In 1983 El Paso-Juárez was the largest binational urban area along the Mexican-American border. The notorious outlaw, John Wesley Hardin, was assassinated in downtown El Paso and buried in Concordia Cemetery. Other famous outlaws active in the region were Billy the Kid and Pancho Villa.
Fort Bliss has played a significant role in local, national, and international affairs for over 130 years. It is the duty station for approximately 12,500 active duty military personnel, while employing over 7,000 civilians, and has a land mass of over 1.1 million acres. The economic impact of Fort Bliss on El Paso is $1.2 billion, making it the largest single industry in El Paso.
The sun shines in El Paso approximately 302 days per year, earning it the nickname "Sun City."
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