Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University is a major doctoral research institution located in Lubbock, Texas. Lubbock sits on the South Plains of West Texas, elevation 3,200 feet. The Texas Tech campus is 1,839 acres, one of the nation's largest college campuses. As a major institution they offer 150 undergraduate degrees. 100 master's degrees and 50 doctoral degrees. TTU operates an agricultural research farm of 16,000 acres and has Regional Health Sciences Centers located in Amarillo, El Paso and Odessa. The mission of Texas Tech University is to provide the highest standard of excellence in higher education while pursuing continuous quality improvement; to foster the intellectual and personal development of students, to stimulate the greatest degree of meaningful research and to support faculty and staff in satisfying whom they serve.

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College of Engineering
The College of Engineering's educational philosophy is to take a balanced approach to engineering education in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. They offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in chemical, civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering as well as in computer science. Currently, there are approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 400 graduate students who will be completing studies in the College of Engineering.

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College of Law
The objective of the Texas Tech University Law School is to train men and women for the practice of law anywhere in the United States, whether as an advocate, counselor, judge or law teacher, in accordance with the highest traditions of professional responsibility. At the same time, the use of law as a stepping stone to a career in government, politics or business is recognized. The curriculum and the instruction methods are designed to develop in the students their highest potential, whatever their reasons for studying the law. The Law School building has an expansive law library, courtroom, computer laboratory, office of career services and student organization offices.

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School of Allied Health
The mission of the School of Allied Health is to provide a high-quality student-centered learning environment that seeks, through continuous quality improvement, to achieve the highest levels of excellence in teaching, research and clinical service, while fostering in our students the professional insight and service oriented compassion that will enable them to excel in merging "high tech and high touch" throughout their professional careers. This school has approximately 500 students enrolled in ten different graduate and undergraduate degree programs.

School of Medicine
The mission of the Texas Tech University School of Medicine is to provide the highest standard of excellence in higher education while pursuing continuous quality improvement; to provide the highest quality clinical care for our region; to stimulate the greatest degree of meaningful research; and to support the faculty and staff in satisfying those whom they serve.

School of Nursing
The School of Nursing serves approximately 500 students through a concept of "reintegration" that produces well-rounded nurses who understand their myriad of responsibilities in patient care, community service, education and scholarly activity. This school offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in nursing.

School of Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy offers a student centered curriculum that provides the student with problem based educational experiences in small class size environments. This school is housed at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center and includes a drug information center, lecture center, computer based classrooms and instructional and research laboratories.

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers master's and doctoral degrees in anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology and immunology, pharmacology and physiology. The major areas of research conducted at the school include: cell and developmental biology, immunology, mechanisms of pathogens, genetics, pharmacology and drug metabolism, systemic, cardiovascular, renal physiology and neuroscience.

The Institute of Environmental and Human Health
Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center established a joint venture in The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, which is located at the Reese Technology Center. The institute's goals are: to educate Texas Tech students on environmental and human health issues, to investigate environmental and human health effects caused by toxic chemicals, to create teams of researchers who develop quality science and technology to evaluate the impact of toxic substances on the environment and human health and to develop and enhance education and research through partnerships with both industry and government.

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