Education
The municipality has 25 preschool programs, 70 primary schools and nine middle schools. There is also a center for students with learning disabilities. There is one technical high school called COBAQ, which serves an average of 650 students. The Escuela Normal (Teachers’ College) del Estado de Querétaro has a campus in Jalpan with specialites in Social Sciences and Spanish. There are various universities with campuses in the municipality including Centro de Educación Superior Tecnológica del Estado de Querétaro (CESTEQ), Universidad de San Juan del Río and Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, offering degrees in Eco-tourism, computer science, accounting, law and nursing. There is also one public library in the municipal seat, with a collection of about 5,000 books.
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