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Tempe residents value knowledge.

More than 40 percent of Tempe's residents over the age of 25 hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Another 14 percent have a graduate degree.

Tempe residents are among the most educated in the metropolitan area. This means that businesses looking for well-informed, well-trained employees will likely find them in Tempe. With more than a dozen trade schools, colleges and universities within Tempe, employers will have no problem helping their workers continue their education.

As a result of this highly-intelligent atmosphere, Tempe has a large percentage of knowledge workers. Software engineers, scientific researchers, photographers, marketing professionals, lawyers and venture capitalists make Tempe their city of choice.


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