Areas of Concentration: Workforce Development

Education & Training

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: Founded in 1923, Texas Tech is located on the South Plains of West Texas and carries the distinction of being the largest comprehensive higher education institution in the western two-thirds of the state of Texas. TTU offers 150 undergraduate, 100 graduate and 50 doctoral programs throughout eleven colleges. Texas Tech University prides itself on being a major comprehensive research university that retains the sense of a smaller liberal arts institution. TTU is also home to the NCAA Division I Big 12 Red Raiders.
www.texastech.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: Opening 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

• Areas of Concentration
• Business Retention
• Business Recruitment
• Foreign Trade Zone
• Workforce Development
• Marketing
• Young Professionals