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With more than 55 colleges and universities and dozens of institutions engaged in research and development in Houston, graduate and undergraduate students come from across the globe to be a part of it. Academic institutions of note include Rice University, the University of Houston, East Texas, South Texas College of Law, University of St. Thomas, Houston Baptist University, and Texas Southern University. Many of the major and community colleges offer distance learning programs that feature a unique mixture of classroom and online study.
When you’re not studying, there’s plenty of entertainment and discovery waiting in the cityscape of Houston. Events that garner consistent praise include the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the annual nighttime Houston Pride Parade, the Greek Festival, Art Car Parade, and the International Festival. Houston’s glitzy uptown area features fine dining, exhaustive shopping, and top rate entertainment. For outdoor enthusiasts, walking trails traverse manicured green space under beautiful Texas sunshine. There’s no better city to be in for after class retreats.
If you’re like most college students, one visit to Houston and you’ll be hooked. It’s an exciting atmosphere to help you realize your higher academic goals.
A Little About Houston
Houston is the largest city within the state of Texas, fourth in the United States, and the second-largest economic area of the Gulf Coast region. Houston's energy industry is a world powerhouse (particularly oil), but biomedical research, aeronautics and the ship channel are also large parts of the city's industrial base. The Port of Houston is one of the busiest ports in the United States and second in the world in foreign tonnage.
Houston is home of the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest and most important concentration of research and healthcare institutions. Houston has much to offer, including the lowest cost of living and the least-expensive housing among 27 major U.S. metropolitan areas with populations of more than 1.7 million.
Houston's top attraction is the official visitor's center for NASA, where simulations allow visitors to experience what it's like to walk in space or land on the moon. With a thriving business center, Houston is increasingly cosmopolitan with an influx of diverse ethnic groups and the arts.
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