Study at Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University was established in 1894, and is a public co-ed university situated in Ruston, Louisiana. The university is well-known for its athletics and engineering programs, and has nearly 9, 000 undergraduates at present.
Louisiana Tech University offers degree programs in business, engineering and science, education, applied and natural science and liberal arts.
The Louisiana Tech University men's athletic teams are known as The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the women's athletic teams are nicknamed the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. The teams participate in intercollegiate basketball, baseball, football, cross country, indoor track and outdoor track, golf, bowling, volleyball, softball, soccer and tennis. Some of the alumni of the university include Medical Technologist Shanil Keshwani, Retired WNBA player Teresa Weatherspoon, American football kicker Matt Stover, and Retired Major League Baseball player David Segui.
Profile of Louisiana Tech University
Students attend Louisiana Tech in Ruston, LA, a town not particularly near any major cities. The school is a public institution. Louisiana Tech degrees go up to the Doctoral degree.
Course Topics
The school is known for its programs in engineering.
Louisiana Tech Selectivity
Louisiana Tech is selective and does not offer open admission.
Faculty
The school has a tenure system for senior faculty.
Student Enrolment
There are 10, 564 students at Louisiana Tech .
Student Life
The school offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges. Louisiana Tech values student athletics, and belongs to the Western Athletic Conference.
Louisiana Tech Programs and Degrees | General Category | Degrees | Most Common Majors | | Business and Management | 335 | business management, marketing, accounting, finance, MIS, human resources, managerial economics | | Liberal Arts | 320 | general studies, sociology, speech and rhetoric, English, history, political science, Spanish language, French language, . . . | | Engineering | 249 | engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, biomedical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, . . . | | Education and Teaching | 244 | school Counselling, curriculum and instruction, elementary school teaching, physical education teaching, early childhood education, secondary teaching, social studies teaching, math teaching, . . . | | Science | 100 | biology, physics, biological and physical sciences, geology, chemistry | | Therapy and Counselling | 86 | psychology, organizational psychology, educational psychology, Counselling psychology | | Family and Social Work | 60 | family studies, consumer economics, family and consumer science | | Nursing and Emergency Medicine | 56 | registered nursing | | Engineering Technician | 56 | construction engineering tech, electronics tech | | Nutrition and Exercise Therapy | 48 | exercise science, dietitian | | Medical Support and Technology | 46 | speech pathology, clinical lab tech, audiology and speech pathology, audiology | | Transportation | 43 | commercial pilot and flight crew, aviation operations | | Computer Science and Engineering | 41 | computer science, computer support | | Design | 41 | graphic design | | Architecture and Planning | 34 | architecture, architectural services, interior architecture | | Medical administration | 33 | medical records admin, medical records tech | | Conservation and Resource Management | 26 | forestry, environmental science, conservation | | Fine Arts | 23 | fine arts | | Animal Science and Care | 20 | animal science | | Media | 18 | journalism | | Photography and Commercial Art | 12 | photography | | Mathematics | 10 | mathematics | | Agricultural Science and Management | 8 | agricultural management | | Music | 3 | music, music performance |
Contact: Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech University
305 Wisteria
Ruston, LA 71272
General Phone: (318) 257-2000
http: //www.latech.edu
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