Texas Tech University Campus Info & Services

Summary

Texas Tech University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, and health insurance. Texas Tech University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Texas Tech University, 42 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Texas Tech University.

Info & Regulations

Students who have cars on campus	42%
Alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age	No

Health & Safety

Basic student services offered

nonremedial tutoring placement service health service health insurance

Campus safety and security services offered

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)

Career

Career services offered

co-op education alumni network on-campus job interviews interest inventory internships interview training resume assistance other career/job search classes

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course	No
Students required to own/lease a computer	No
Computers available for student use in
computer center/labs residence halls library student center
Tablet or laptop issued to new students	Free for some new students

Library & Museum Information

On-campus library	Yes
Books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents	2,699,997
Museums or special academic buildings on campus	The Vietnam Center and Archive lead the nation in promoting the study of and preserving the history of the American Vietnam experience. The Center hosts annual conferences, administers scholarships, and coordinates interdisciplinary projects and student travel to Vietnam. The Archive contains 20 million pages of material and includes an oral history project, library, and Virtual Archive. The Virtual Archive provides free Internet access to more than 3 million pages of historical material.

Learning Disabled (LD) Students

Total undergraduates in LD program or receiving services	923
Services for LD students
remedial math extended time for tests remedial English tutors reading machines priority registration remedial reading priority seating tape recorders substitution of courses note-taking services texts on tape learning center typist/scribe readers exams on tape or computer

Physically Disabled Students

Services for physically disabled students

note-taking services braille services tape recorders interpreters for hearing-impaired special housing talking books adaptive equipment other

* Campus Info & Services details based on 2011 data