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As more people discover Amarillo’s assetsand amenities the city continues to expand.Amarillo’s strong economy, coupled with anincreasingly well trained workforce, drawsnew business and residents each year. Thearea’s fine public school systems includeAmarillo Independent School System,Highland Park Independent School System,River Road Independent School System,Bushland Independent School System, andthe Canyon Independent School System.Amarillo is home to a number of private,parochial, and religious schools as wellas Amarillo College, a fully accreditedcommunity college, which offers a strongacademic, medical, and technical curriculum.West Texas A&M University in Canyon,approximately twenty miles south of Amarillo,is part of the Texas A&M University Systemand has a satellite campus in Amarillo. TheUniversity’s sports programs (nicknamed theBuffaloes) participate in NCAA Division IILone Star Conference competition. WaylandBaptist University has a branch campus inAmarillo as well. Texas Tech University HealthSciences Center in Amarillo educates medicalstudents, pharmacy students, and students inphysical therapy and other healthcare fields.Long time and new residents alike are findingthat living in Amarillo offers opportunity,stability, and a high quality of life.The best way to sum up Amarillo is toquote the people who know it best,Amarilloans. Many say they have leftAmarillo, swearing to never come back, yetAMARILLO - Faces, Places & Open Spaces8