Texas Tech University

Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE)
The Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE) offers undergraduate students in the College of Business and the College of Engineering the opportunity to work together in the same classroom environment, because in the global technological marketplace, engineers and business professionals must work together to create value using their unique perspectives. CTE faculty promote the linkage of these two disciplines in order to advance partnering in the development of entrepreneurial ideas within the workplace.

The purpose of the Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE) is to prepare students majoring in either engineering or business careers in technology-driven industries. The certificate program is designed for those students who would like to develop a cross-disciplinary perspective of technology using both engineering and business skills.

Consulting to Entrepreneurial Organizations
This is an opportunity for students to participate in Entrepreneurial Business Development and Support.  Individually the students become engaged with real businesses that are in need of additional support.  This support might be needed in any of several domains as the business pushes the envelope in pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities.

In addition to providing the students with real world experience, these engagements can provide local businesses with resources that might otherwise elude them.  This class creates winners at all levels – Students learn how academic training relates to real world events; Businesses discover potential benefits with partnering with the University; the University develops relationships with potential employers (and donors) within the immediate community.

Entrepreneurship II - Discovering Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Generates and refines entrepreneurial process, opportunity discovery, and entrepreneurial thinking skills; develops the knowledge base for entrepreneurial idea assessment and problem-solving skills required for application to the recognition of viable opportunities.

Individual Studies in Industrial Engineering - Engineering Entrepreneurship
Focus on engineered goods and services. Entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial thinking. Business models, planning, funding for new technical products, services, and ventures. Intellectual property, ethics. Team-oriented project.

International Entrepreneurship
Focuses on how entrepreneurs and firms recognize and fulfill opportunities for wealth creation in an international context.

Entrepreneurship: Discovering Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Generates and refines entrepreneurial process, opportunity discovery, and entrepreneurial thinking skills; develops the knowledge base for entrepreneurial idea assessment and problem-solving skills required for application to the recognition of viable opportunities.

Family Enterprise
Exploration of major issues and strategies for initiating, building and managing a family business.

Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creation
Students learn and apply due diligence, business planning, and venture creation skills needed to implement new business concepts.

Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE)
The Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE) offers undergraduate students in the College of Business and the College of Engineering the opportunity to work together in the same classroom environment, because in the global technological marketplace, engineers and business professionals must work together to create value using their unique perspectives. CTE faculty promote the linkage of these two disciplines in order to advance partnering in the development of entrepreneurial ideas within the workplace.

The purpose of the Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE) is to prepare students majoring in either engineering or business careers in technology-driven industries. The certificate program is designed for those students who would like to develop a cross-disciplinary perspective of technology using both engineering and business skills.

Undergraduate Management Program
Students may also choose the undergraduate management program, which provides high quality preparation for a wide range of managerial careers. It provides the broadest background of any of the business disciplines for understanding and managing organizations and behavior in these systems. Students may group courses to emphasize their particular interest. General management is particularly suited for management training programs sponsored by many larger firms and entry level positions in smaller firms. These programs serve as the first step up the management ladder.

The Princeton Review ranked Texas Tech among the 117 best colleges in the Western United States in its 2009 edition.

The 2008 Shanghai Jiao Tong Rankings placed Texas Tech University at 302 worldwide, which tied it with fellow Big 12 schools, Oklahoma and Kansas State, among others.

In its 2008 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university as a "Tier 3" national university with a "selective" admissions policy.

The Rawls College of Business, which is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, is the university's business school. In 2009, Business Week ranked it 36th best among approximately 800 U.S. public business schools.

In 2009 Business Week ranked Rawls College of Business 92nd best among the United States' approximately 800 public business schools and 77th overall. In the latest U.S. News and World Report Rankings of Best Colleges, the Rawls College ranked 52nd among public university business schools.

School type: Four Year, Public University offering Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral degrees Founded in 1923.

Student Profile:
Undergraduate Students:  22,061, 55.55% male, 44.45% female:

47 states and more than 12 foreign countries are represented in the current student body

Percentage of undergraduate international students:  1.74%

Percentage of undergraduate minority students:  25.8%

Number of students participating in entrepreneurship:  Approximately 25% of the student body participates in entrepreneurship classes and activities.

Faculty Profile:
Number of full-time faculty:  1,078

Student/Faculty ratio:  23:1

Athletics:
Athletic division, conference, number of varsity sports:  Division 1, Big XII Conference, 13 varsity sports

Financial:
Cost of tuition:  Undergraduate (30 Credit Hours):
In-State:  7,485:  Out of State:  15,795.00
Room & Board:  7,527.00 (approximate)

Percentage of students who receive some financial aid:  71%

Texas Tech University
Box 45005
Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Phone: 806.742.1480
Fax: 806.742.0062