Lubbock Economic Development Alliance

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One of Lubbock’s many assets is the educational community and the students that graduate from the local higher education entities. With three universities and one of the State’s strongest community colleges, there is a continual flow (10,000) of eager and ready individuals going into the workforce. The labor force in Lubbock is distributed over a wide variety of industries and contains a diverse set of skills and knowledge. Those institutions providing for this skill set and knowledge are as follows:

Texas Tech University: Texas Tech University is on a path to become a major national research university. The university is home to more than 31,600 undergraduate and graduate students. New private and industry partnerships are offering unparalleled research opportunities in a variety of areas including sustainable energy, wind power, crop science and food safety. The university is home to an award-winning chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary. From the arts to engineering, and the humanities to the physical sciences, Texas Tech offers 150 undergraduate majors, 100 master’s degrees and 50 doctoral programs in 11 colleges and a law school. As Texas Tech moves toward its goal of becoming the state’s next national research university, the opportunities for students, faculty and research partners could not be greater.
www.ttu.edu

Lubbock Christian University: Established in 1957 by members of the Churches of Christ, LCU’s mission is to teach students the spiritual dimension of life, provide a quality education and to support a system of values for living and service to family, community, and church. With more than 70 academic programs covering a broad spectrum of disciplines, including 35 undergraduate majors, a Scholars Colloquium, and an Honors College, LCU has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Top 20 Comprehensive College in the Western Region.
www.lcu.edu

Wayland Baptist University: Wayland began in 1908 as the dream of pioneers who respected the life-altering value of education. Now the oldest university in continuous existence on the High Plains of Texas, Wayland Baptist reaffirms that commitment every day through a distinctive combination of offerings. WBU offers more than 40 undergraduate majors, more than a dozen pre-professional programs, and nine graduate programs.
www.wbu.edu

South Plains College: Established in 1958, South Plains College functions as a comprehensive, two-year community college that serves the greater South Plains area of Texas with innovative educational programs that span the arts and sciences, technical education, continuing education and workforce development. SPC offers more than 100 programs of study and career programs. www3.southplainscollege.edu

Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center: The BMATC is a unique educational venture located in Lubbock. Involving South Plains College, the Lubbock Independent School District, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, and a number of community partners, the center is designed to deliver cooperative technical education programs to support the development of a skilled technical workforce for Lubbock and the South Plains Region.
atcweb.southplainscollege.edu