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Texas Tech HSC is in a medium-sized city, in Lubbock, Texas. The school is classified as a public college. Students at Texas Tech HSC earn degrees up to the Doctoral degree.
The most common major fields study at the school include medicine, nursing and emergency medicine, medical assistant and technician, therapy and counseling, medical adminstration, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
Texas Tech HSC does not admit all applicants.
One indicator of school quality is the number of students per professor, and here the school does well in comparison to most schools. Some professors at Texas Tech HSC are awarded tenure, allowing the school to retain good faculty members.
The school, in 2005, had 2,391 students (2,131 full-time equivalent).
More complete details are provided below.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
3601 4th Street, Room 3b305a
Lubbock, TX 79430-8305
Admissions Phone: (806) 743-2300
Financial Aid Phone: (806) 743-3025
http://www.ttuhsc.edu
Texas Tech HSC awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:
| General Category | Degrees | Most Common Majors [see all] |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing And Emergency Medicine | 262 | registered nursing, nurse practitioner, various nursing |
| Medicine | 210 | medicine, pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics and drug design |
| Medical Support And Technology | 135 | health service and sciences, clinical lab tech, physician assistant, audiology and speech pathology, audiology |
| Therapy And Counseling | 82 | physical therapy, communication disorders |
| Nutrition And Exercise Therapy | 57 | vocational counseling, occupational therapy, athletic trainer |
| Science | 31 | molecular biology, biotechnology, bacteriology, biochemistry, physiology |
| Medical Adminstration | 31 | health care administration |
Number of programs and degrees for Texas Tech HSC in 2005:
| Degree Level | Total Awarded | Number of Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | 364 | 5 |
| Master's degree | 212 | 13 |
| First-professional degree | 206 | 2 |
| Doctor's degree | 26 | 8 |
In 2005, Texas Tech HSC had a total enrollment of 2,391 students (2,131 full-time equivalent).
More details are available, using 2004 data:
Students By Class (2004):
| Group | Percent |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 28% |
| Graduate | 39% |
| First Professional | 33% |
| Race | Percent |
|---|---|
| White | 71% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 12% |
| Asian | 8% |
| American Indian | 1% |
| Other Races | 3% |
| (Foreign Students) | 2% |
Students by Age (2004):
| Age | Percent |
|---|---|
| 18-19 | 0% |
| 20-21 | 10% |
| 22-24 | 31% |
| 25-29 | 31% |
| 30-34 | 11% |
| 35-39 | 6% |
| 40-49 | 8% |
| 50-64 | 3% |
| 65+ | 0% |
The school does not offer campus housing.
(Please refer to our profile of Lubbock, Texas for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Texas Colleges).
The school does not offer students a meal plan.
Application Requirements:
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Years of College Work Before Admittance | recommended |
Admissions Phone Number: (806) 743-2300
Financial Aid:
Texas Tech HSC participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 1067400)
Financial Aid Phone Number: (806) 743-3025
Texas Tech HSC has a tenure system for faculty.
Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):
| Full-Time Faculty Level | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Tenured | 95 | 23 |
| Non-tenured, but on tenure track | 47 | 19 |
| Non-tenured and not on tenure track | 280 | 210 |
Salaries for full-time faculty:
Full-Time Faculty (2004):
| Full-Time Faculty Level | Contract Length | Number Men | Avg Salary Men | Number Women | Avg Salary Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | calendar year | 7 | $117,222 | 6 | $94,383 |
| Associate professor | calendar year | 19 | $78,982 | 17 | $75,065 |
| Assistant professor | calendar year | 42 | $75,940 | 48 | $68,878 |
| Instructor | calendar year | 5 | $70,064 | 18 | $56,268 |
| No academic rank | calendar year | 24 | $89,010 | 42 | $54,902 |
| All faculty total | calendar year | 97 | $82,446 | 131 | $64,635 |
*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.
Full-Time Faculty (2004):
| Full-Time Faculty Level | Contract Length | Number Men | Avg Salary Men | Number Women | Avg Salary Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant professor | academic year | 0 | * | 1 | * |
| Instructor | academic year | 0 | * | 1 | * |
| All faculty total | academic year | 0 | * | 2 | * |
*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.
MEDICAL ADMINSTRATION
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Physician Assistant
MEDICINE
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Nursing, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Athletic Training/Trainer
Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
SCIENCE
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Molecular Biology
Physiology, General
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Communication Disorders, General
Physical Therapy/Therapist
(Details are provided further down on this page.)
What Sets Texas Tech HSC Apart:
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty/student ratio (full-time) (vs. all colleges) | Top 4% |  |
| % of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine (vs. colleges with similar degree levels) | Top 5% | |
| % of degrees in medical assistant and technician (vs. colleges with similar degree levels) | Top 6% | |
| % of degrees in medicine (vs. all colleges) | Top 11% | |
| % of degrees in medical adminstration (vs. colleges with similar degree levels) | Top 11% | |
| % of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy (vs. all colleges) | Top 14% | |
| Female % of student body (vs. colleges of similar size) | Top 19% | |
| % of degrees in therapy and counseling (vs. colleges with similar degree levels) | Top 20% | |
Notable:
Grants credits for AP courses Offers distance learning Career counseling Career placement services Student employment services Offers part-time study On-campus library Tenure system for quality teaching
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