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attend the local Guilford Technical Community
College, which is only 5 miles away in nearby Jamestown, NC, North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University and University of North Carolina at
Greensboro in nearby Greensboro, NC, and Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem
State University, and Forsyth Technical Community College in nearby Winston
Salem, NC. Norton Hall, a $3.2 million edifice, is scheduled to open in
April 2004 as home of High Point University's International Home Furnishings
Program. High Point Regional Hospital
is the largest component of the health system in high Point
and one of only four hospitals in North Carolina boasting Magnet
Status.
High Point's economy is diversified. In fact,
manufacturing only accounts for 25.1% of the yearly income. This makes it all
the more striking that High Point is known as
the furniture capital of the world, the hub American furniture manufacturing
and marketing, and the largest wholesale home furnishings show in the world. A
showplace of furniture design and craftsmanship, High Point attracts buyers and
sellers from 106 countries around the world.
Nested among other North Carolina towns of Jamestown,
Archdale, Trinity, Thomasville,
Kernersville,
Oak Ridge,
and Pleasant Garden,
High Point is only about 14 miles from Greensboro,
NC .
Shopping: Oak Hollow
Mall alone contains more than 100 specialty stores plus five
major department stores, and has over 12 million visitors a year. The
Atrium Furniture
Mall boasts "World Class Shopping with Hometown
Values".
Sightseeing: Don't miss - you literally can't miss
- High Point's dresser. Yes, DRESSER. Standing 4 stories tall, the dresser
dominates the downtown furniture market district and can be seen from nearby
major intersections. The High Point
Museum, the Furniture Discovery
Center, with the hands-on exhibits of tools and techniques as
well as ergonomic sections. Theatre Art Galleries is an art education and exhibition space in the High Point
Theatre.
Recreation: High Point Parks & Recreation Department provides
indoor and outdoor recreation facilities as well as special events and programs, tennis
courts and golf
courses.
Since 1977, High Point's
NC Shakespeare
Festival and its full professional Equity theatre has been
recognized as an important North Carolina cultural, artistic and educational
resource. It is the official North Carolina State Shakespearean
Festival.
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