Texas Tech University Services
The Basics
| Basic services offered: | nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial services: | reading, math, writing, study skills, other |
| Counseling availability: | minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, other |
Career Potential
| Career advising services: | co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Percent of graduates employed after 6 months: | 68% |
| Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: | 71% |
| Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: | $N/A |
| Main employers of graduates: | General Dynamics; Cintas; Ernst & Young; ExxonMobil; IBM; Lockheed Martin; PriceWaterhouseCoopers; US Gypsum; Mervyn's; Ferguson Enterprises; Chevron Phillips Chemical; KPMG; Parkhill; Smith & Cooper; Raytheon; Texas Department of Transportation; Walgreen |
Campus Resources
| Library on campus/close promixity?: | Yes |
| Library collaboration present?: | Yes |
| Number of books available: | 2,478,489 |
| Number of subscriptions: | 26,690 |
| Number of microforms: | 2,344,274 |
| Number of audiovisuals: | 86,842 |
| Number of E-books: | 21,000 |
| Description of library facilities: | Southwest Collection: The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library research collections include Rare Books, the university archives, the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative, and the Southwest Collection. The Southwest Collection is the regional repository for historical information pertaining to West Texas and the Southwest. It has collected and makes available for research more than 1,700 collections of personal papers, and over 4,000 hours of oral history interviews, noncurrent business and institutional records, as well as a noncirculating library of Texana, Western Americana, maps, periodicals, photographs, newspapers, taped interviews, films, videotapes, and microfilm. It houses one of the nation's most important collections on the Literature of Place, the James Sowell Collection of Literature, Community, and the Natural World. |
| Museums in proximity: | Museum of Texas Tech; National Ranching Heritage Center - 16-acre outdoor museum of 36 historic structures. |
Technological Availability
| Wireless internet on campus?: | Yes |
| Public computers available: | 2,000 |
| Computer courses offered?: | No |
| Email accounts granted?: | Yes |
| Campuswide internet access?: | Yes |
| Usable computer locations: | computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Library connection ports (avg.): | 1,040 |
| Classroom connection ports (avg.): | 1,750 |
| Total wireless capacity: | 19,600 students/faculty |
| Recommended OS: | Microsoft |
| Wireless coverage: | in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property |
Safety
| Campus safety details: | 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) | Students granted university webspace?: | Yes |
| Able to register online?: | Yes |
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