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Living In El Paso
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El Paso is a jewel in the desert. Nestled between the rugged Franklin Mountains and the historic Rio Grande , this dynamic border community combines the advantages of a major metropolitan center with the ambience and neighborly charm of a modern western town. |
Education
The three main school districts in the El Paso area are El Paso Independent School District , Ysleta Independent School District , and Socorro Independent School District . Combined, these districts provide the city with 22 high schools, 33 middle/junior high schools, 101 elementary schools, 8 specialty schools, 3 adult learning centers, an international language school, an academy of science and technology, an entrepreneur center, an early childhood center, and two alternative schools.
El Paso also has over 25 parochial schools and 50 private schools, many of which are renowned for their academic excellence. Loretto Academy for girls and St. Clement's Episcopal Parish School have both received the prestigious Blue Ribbon award, joining the small handful of schools recognized as the best in the nation.
Several other private schools offer specialized academics or technical and mechanical education.
HIGHER EDUCATION
El Paso and Juarez are the centers for several institutions of higher learning and have a reputation for promoting diversity within academics. The most prominent area institutions are:
• The University of Texas at El Paso
In addition to UTEP, NMSU, and EPCC, the El Paso region also offers various other high quality alternatives in higher education including Howard Payne University , the University of Phoenix , Webster University , and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso .
UTEP
The University of Texas at El Paso is the second oldest member of the University of Texas system. The university's unique Bhutanese architecture is a beautiful compliment to its setting amidst the rugged foothills of the Rocky Mountains .
UTEP offers educational and research opportunities for students and scholars in six academic colleges: Engineering, Business, Science, Liberal Arts, Education and Health Sciences. Graduate study is offered in more than 50 academic areas, including 10 doctoral programs. UTEP students are eagerly recruited by some of the nation's top corporations. Boeing, Ernst and Young, Nortel, Columbia Healthcare, EDS, Delphi , and numerous federal agencies like the FBI and NASA have all found key employees among the ranks of UTEP graduates.
UTEP is the location of the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, the Center for Electronic Manufacturing, and the Institute for Manufacturing and Materials Management, all sponsored by the University of Texas system. UTEP was also one of six schools named a Model Institution for Excellence (MIE) by the National Science Foundation in 1995. Recently, the College of Business received full accreditation for its undergraduate and graduate business and accounting programs, sharing this distinction with fewer than 50 of the 1,300 business schools in the country.
For more information visit www.utep.edu .
EPCC
El Paso Community College is the largest comprehensive community college in the region with over 130 different associate degree and certificate programs. Total enrollment exceeds 25,000. EPCC offers associate degrees in both Science and Arts and Applied Science but also offers certificates of completion in other courses of study.
Special industry programs at EPCC:
- Advanced Technology Center - customized education to meet the specific needs of local industry. Training courses include CAD/CAM, plastic injection molding, computer numerical control, plastics technology, electronics, pneumatics, hydraulics, statistical process control, mold making and repair, and tool and dye.
- Customized Training Department: Trains business, industry, and government agencies through programs taught at the location and time of the client's choosing.
For more information visit www.epcc.edu .
NMSU
Headquartered 40 miles north in Las Cruces, New Mexico State University has more than 23,000 students on five campuses. NMSU provides quality education at the lowest possible cost in a culturally diverse, student-centered environment.
With 74 undergraduate degree programs and an even greater number of graduate degree programs, NMSU's educational options are as diverse as its student body. NMSU also boasts nationally recognized intercollegiate sports teams, millions of dollars in annual research expenditures, and dozens of cultural events.
Both Institutional Research and Evaluation Inc. and the Kaplan Newsweek College Catalog rated NMSU one of the best in the country for the "value for your tuition dollar."
For more information see www.nmsu.edu .
Arts/ Entertainment - Links
Enriched by four centuries of diverse peoples, El Paso is one of the cultural centers of the Southwest. The Latin culture from the south, mixed with native American influences and that distinctive spirit of Texas , lays the foundation for a local culture with international flavor.
In addition to our 18 museums and over 35 art galleries, El Paso is home to dozens of world-renowned artists and performing groups.
A sampling of El Paso 's entertainment options:
• A Visitors Guide - www.visitelpaso.com
• Ballet Folklorico Paso del Norte - 915-593-6680
• El Paso Border Chorders - 915-755-6849 www.harmonize.com/elpaso
• El Paso Convention & Performing Arts Center Events - 915-534-0689
• El Paso Museum of Art - 915-532-1707 www.elpasoartmuseum.org
• El Paso Museum of History - 915-858-1928
• El Paso Opera Company - 915-581-5534 www.epopera.org
• El Paso Pro-Musica - 915-833-9400 www.elpasopromusica.org
• El Paso Symphony Orchestra - 915-532-EPSO www.epso.org
• Holocaust Museum and Study Center -- 915-833-5656
• Insights El Paso Science Museum - 915-534-0000
• Mission Trail - 534-0630
• Movies www.elp.rr.com/around_town/movies/
• Music Under the Stars - 915-541-4481
• Shakespeare on the Rocks - 915-565-6900 www.viva-ep.org/shakespeare
• UTEP Ballet - 915-747-5606 www.utep.edu/music/ballet.html
• Viva! El Paso - 915-565-6900 www.viva-ep.org/index2.htm
Healthcare Facilities
Local Service Institutions
El Paso is the health care center for much of the Southwest and Mexico . The city's health care facilities include 5 private hospitals, the public hospital, R. E. Thomason General Hospital , and the Army Medical Center , William Beaumont Army Medical Center .
R. E. Thomason General Hospital is the largest public hospital located directly on the U.S./Mexico border and provides 327 beds. In 1996 and 1997, Thomason Hospital was recognized as one of the nation's top performing hospitals in a study by Mercer Health Care Consulting of New York and HCIA, Inc.
William Beaumont Army Medical Center, one of the seven largest U.S. Army general hospitals in the nation, provides an additional 479 beds for the area.
El Paso also has well-organized public health service programs managed by the state-directed City-County Health Department.
El Paso is home to a campus of the Texas Tech University School of Medicine, which serves as a full-time teaching facility for third and fourth year medical students. Continuing education programs for doctors are offered through the William Beaumont Army Medical Center and Providence Memorial Hospital .
Retirement Living
El Paso is well known as an outstanding location for retirement living because of the mild climate, attractive cost of living, friendliness of the locals and the variety of recreational, cultural and social activities available. El Paso is one of the most popular military retirement communities in the country. Military retirees and family members living in the city averaged 14,432 in 1999. There are over ten retirement communities in the area that offer various living services for retirees, from independent living to skilled nursing.
Dental Care
? More than 150 practicing dentists
? Average cost: $67.25 for a dental cleaning and exam
El Paso Healthcare Facilities |
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Ownership |
Admissions |
Beds |
Births |
Visits |
Del Sol Medical Center |
Private |
12,558 |
354 |
2,123 |
98,161 |
Las Palmas - Del Sol |
Private |
N/A |
40 |
0 |
N/A |
Las Palmas Medical Center |
Private |
8,849 |
254 |
1,131 |
85,571 |
Horizon Specialty Hospital |
Private |
288 |
32 |
0 |
None |
Thomason General Hospital |
Public |
14,213 |
327 |
5,845 |
354,997 |
Rio Vista Rehab. Hospital |
Private |
1,533 |
48 |
0 |
36,889 |
Sierra Medical Center |
Private |
12,250 |
354 |
2,226 |
97,793 |
Southwestern General |
Private |
1,941 |
120 |
118 |
15,246 |
Beaumont Army Medical |
Federal |
N/A |
209 |
N/A |
N/A |
Providence Memorial |
Private |
16,285 |
486 |
3,145 |
169,976 |
Source: The American Hospital Association Guide and Annual Survey |
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Healthcare Specialties |
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Facility |
Specialty |
Del Sol Medical Center |
Obstetrics, Emergency Care, Diabetes, Diagnostics, Rehabilitation and Oncology. |
Del Sol Rehabilitation Hospital |
Acute care; physical, occupational, and Speech therapy |
Las Palmas Medical Center-West |
Emergency Care, pediatrics |
Horizon Specialty Hospital |
Physical rehabilitation |
Thomason General Hospital |
Obstetrics, trauma |
Rio Vista Rehabilitation |
Physical rehabilitation, sub-acute care |
Sierra Medical Center |
Gamma knife radio surgery, transplant services, oncology, obstetrics |
Southwestern General |
Trauma, training hospital |
William Beaumont Army Medical Center |
Pediatrics, obstetrics, cardiology, gastroenterology |
Source: El Paso Area Hospitals |
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Average Costs: |
Hospital semiprivate room |
Average: $385 / day |
Around Town
El Paso abounds with places to go, things to see. Here is just a small sampling of the variety of attractions you will find.
Chamizal National Memorial -- 915-532-7273
Concordia Cemetary - 915-598-4956
El Paso Convention & Visitors Bureau - 915-534-0600
El Paso Zoo - 915-521-1850 www.elpasozoo.org
Feather Lake Wildlife Refuge 915-545-5157
Fort Bliss Museum and Study Center - 915-568-2711
Indian Cliffs Ranch at Cattleman's Steakhouse - 915-544-3200 www.cattlemanssteakhouse.com
Juarez City Market (Juarez) www.juarez.info
Mount Cristo Rey (Juarez)
Pueblita Mexicano (Juarez)
Scenic Drive
Star on the Mountain - 915-534-0500
Sunland Park Casino - 505-589-1131
Trans Mountain Road
Western Playland - 772-3914 www.westernplayland.com
Wet-N-Wild - www.wetwild.com
Border Sights Tours of El Paso - www.bordersights-tours-of-elpaso.com
Sports
Ascarate Park - 915-772-3941
El Paso Diablos Baseball - 915-755-2000 www.diablos.com
El Paso Patriots Soccer - 915-771-6620 www.elpaso-patriots.com
El Paso Scorpions Rugby - 915-845-7825
Golf: Ascarate Golf Course 915-772-7381; Cielo Vista Municipal Golf Course 915-591-4927; Emerald Springs Golf Club 915-852-9110; Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course 915-821-2122
Juarez Race Track - 915-775-0555
Sun Bowl - 915-533-4416 www.sunbowl.org
Sunland Park Race Track - 505-589-1131
UTEP Athletics - 915-747-8620 www.utepathletics.com
Daycare - needs to direct to this link: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&view=text&q=el+paso+daycares&btnG=Search+Maps
Worshipping in El Paso - needs to direct to this link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&view=text&q=El+Paso+worship+centers&btnG=Search+Maps
Zip Code information - need to produce map and link to city of El Paso website - http://www.elpasotexas.gov/zip_code/zip_code_901.asp
Government Sites
City of El Paso
www.ci.el-paso.tx.us
County of El Paso
www.co.el-paso.tx.us
TEXAS LEGISLATURE
This is the address for the Texas Legislature on-line. This site contains information about the legislative process in Texas , as well as on-line access to legislation, legislative committees, etc.
www.capitol.state.tx.us
EL PASO STATE DELEGATION The Honorable Eliot Shapleigh
800 Wyoming , Ste. A
El Paso , TX 79902
Tel: (915) 544-1990
Fax: (915) 544-1998
www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist29/dist29.htm
The Honorable Robert Duncan
1790 Lee Trevino, Ste. 209
El Paso, TX 79936
Tel: (915) 629-8880
Fax: (915) 629-8881
www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist28/dist28.htm
The Honorable Paul Moreno
2314 Montana
El Paso, TX 79903
Tel: (915) 544-0789
Fax: (915) 533-9641
www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist77/moreno.htm
The Honorable Pat Haggerty
4849 N. Mesa Ste. 206
El Paso, TX 79912
Tel: (915) 532-1391
Fax: (915) 577-9158
www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist78/haggerty.htm
The Honorable Joe Pickett
1790 Lee Trevino, Ste. 307
El Paso, TX 79936
Tel: (915) 590-4349
Fax: (915) 590-4726
www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist79/pickett.htm
The Honorable Norma Chavez
6070 Gateway East, Ste 300
El Paso, TX 79923
Tel: (915) 778-9960
Fax: (915) 778-4065
www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist76/chavez.htm
The Honorable Chente Quintanilla
120 Horizon Blvd.
El Paso , TX 79927
Tel: (915) 859-3111
Fax: (915) 859-3120
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