Education Partners Supporting a Future-Ready Workforce

East Texas A&M University is a four-year collegiate institution located in Commerce, just outside of Greenville. It offers more than 140 academic degrees, including a supply chain logistics degree, to support companies building a network in the region. The university also has a leading engineering school that prepares students to enter the local manufacturing and engineering workforce.

• 140 Academic Degrees
• 13,000 Students 
• #1 Fastest-Growing Public University in Texas
• 59 Countries Represented 
• 89% of Alumni Working Full-Time After Six Months

Explore the technical and workforce development programs available at Paris Junior College. This regional college is always enrolling students to learn mechatronics, welding, and a variety of other applicable skills. Paris Junior College also offers customized training programs that can accommodate your specific requirements. You don’t have to build internal training programs with this quality partner nearby.

Paris Junior College is also part of the Registered Apprenticeship Program by the United States Department of Labor. This speaks to the quality of the education this institution provides. In 2024, it opened a new workforce training facility. This 23,000-square-foot facility has four work bays, and is designed to match industry needs as they change in the coming years. 

The Greenville Independent School District (ISD) provides quality education for 5,500 local students and boasts a 95% graduation rate. It also offers 73 workforce development programs for students preparing for employment after graduation, and 98% of students take at least one CTE course before they graduate. Here are some of the highlights from the local schools.

• Greenville High School has a state-of-the-art 50,000-square-foot Career and Technical Education facility to support workforce development in its student body. 
• The high school Robotics Team has won awards on state, national, and worldwide levels. 
• The high school has won six Solar Car Championships. 
• It offers several innovative initiatives, including pre-apprenticeship training and industry-recognized certification programs, so students are ready to work as soon as they graduate.

Hunt County is home to 10 public school districts, and several private schools, to accommodate the needs of all students. These districts and private schools work closely with local employers to ensure their students have future-ready skills to succeed.