Schools

Whether or not you're looking into local school districts for your family or training opportunities for your employees, Mission abounds with educational opportunities to meet your needs.

Public School Systems

The Mission CISD and Sharyland ISD are two of the top school systems in South Texas. Programs such as Help One Student to Succeed (HOSTS), Saxon Math, Peer Assistance and Leadership (PAL), Students Helping Students, Adopt a School, Gifted and Talented, Honors Program, etc. are reasons why many prefer these schools.

  • La Joya Consolidated Independent School District
  • Mission Consolidated Independent School District
  • Sharyland Independent School District
Higher Education

University of Texas-Pan Am (UT-Pan Am)
Bachelor degrees are offered in over 60 fields including mechanical, electrical and manufacturing engineering and masters degrees in 30 areas.

South Texas Community College (STCC)
STCC offers training programs designed to meet local employment needs. Certificates of Completion offered include bookkeeping, automotive mechanics, electronic servicing, general office clerk, industrial maintenance mechanics, medical records clerk and nursing assistant. STCC provides technical training in over 70 career fields and offers a unique industrial start up program designed to reduce training costs of new or expanding industries.

South Texas VO-TECH
Occupational career training is offered with training ranging from computer accounting, executive secretary, bookkeeping to legal and medical office secretarial positions.

Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED)
The Center was established in 1986 to serve as a catalyst for business and economic development, job creation and income growth. Providing a broad range of education and technical assistance activities targeting businesses, public officials, economic development organizations and the community CEED can serve as a unique resource for your business.

Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC)
TMAC matches its manufacturing specialists to specific manufacturer needs to deliver the very best technical and business expertise available. It's the same kind of service large corporations, with in house technical staffs, have enjoyed for years. Now, small businesses have quality assistance available too.