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Service & Maintenance Staff 561
Campus Size 1,839 acres
Student Centers Texas Tech Student Union
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries
  • Architecture Library
  • Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
  • TTU Health Sciences Center Library
  • TTU Law School Library
  • University Library
Popular Places to Chill The Student Union, the University Library, outside of the residence halls, the Market, off-campus
Bar on Campus No
Bowling on Campus No
Coffeehouse on Campus Yes. There is a Starbucks located in the Barnes & Noble in the Student Union.
Movie Theater on Campus No, but movies are shown occasionally in the Allen Theater on a large pull-down projection screen.

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The architecture of buildings around Lubbock is anything but new. However, the architecture of the English building and many others on campus is anything but old. In fact, since 2000, Tech has spent about $6 million on construction around campus, and over $1 billion in future construction is planned. Walking into the United Spirit Arena is like walking into a professional basketball venue. Any Spur, Rocket, or Maverick would feel right at home on the Tech basketball court. The other newcomer to the Tech campus is the Student Union. The major renovations included a facelift to the walls, floors and furniture, updated restaurants, a bank, a post office, and a ticket office. This facility, which was at one time used solely to block the wind for students waiting for the bus, now receives the most foot traffic on campus.

Tech also does its best to help you keep off those extra college pounds by giving all students free access to the Robert H. Ewalt Recreation Center. This place may look small on the outside, but within, there are seas of treadmills and other cardio machines everywhere you turn, and in the past couple of years, the TVs that your eyes once shared with others up on a wall are now attached to each individual piece of equipment. If machines are not your thing, this facility is equipped with a two-story climbing wall and two state-of-the-art weight rooms. The town of Lubbock might not be aging gracefully, but Texas Tech realizes this and works hard to draw attention to its own wonderful facilities

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Facilities at Texas Tech University

lexisnikohl

Physician Assistant '10

4.6
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Awesome and Improving!!

Texas Tech is working really hard to become a Tier one institution. Therefore they are improving all facilities and programs. They just upgraded the football stadium and built a parking garage across that will help accommodate football crowds. The rec center, which is the gym, has a lazy river built recently that is so much fun!! Everything on campus is growing and improving!

May 07, 2012

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erikaf314

Retailing Management '14

3.5
B

Texas Tech on-Campus Facilities

Texas Tech's campus is very appealing to the eye. The student recreation center is very nice, as well as the library. The academic buildings are not as up to date.

Apr 17, 2012

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redraider4ever

Interior Design '15

5.0
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Work Out Equipment, Swimming, Rock Climbing...

At Texas Tech, you may be surrounded by vast nothingness on the OUTSIDE of campus, but on the INSIDE of campus, you couldn't ask for anything more. With indoor and outdoor swimming year round, multiple basketball courts, volleyball courts, and workout gear for any type of workout, you will NEVER get bored. The library is fully supplied with books and documents, computers, and big-screen-TV's with cable hookups for group study time. What more could you ask for?

Mar 06, 2012

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User rating for Texas Tech University - Facilities is 4.6 out of 5 based on 44 user reviews.

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Besides going to class, there are plenty of other activities to get involved with on the Tech campus. Texas Tech hosts a variety of competitive varsity sports programs, and students get free access to games with their student IDs. You can also head over to the Allen Theatre to watch various stage productions the Tech drama department puts on throughout the year. If you are more of a mover than a watcher, go join one of the many intramural sports teams at the Rec. Playing golf at the Rawls course, watching movies, or hearing speakers in the Allen Theatre are just a few other activities that will get you out of that shoebox they call a dorm room.

Football season is the best time to hang out on campus on a weekend. The whole campus smells of barbecue, and friends and rivals gather at the SBC Jones Stadium to watch a great game of football. In the spring, Arbor Day brings out the little treehugger in everyone. The event takes place in the middle of the Tech campus, allowing students to stop by and appreciate it while enjoying free food and music and planting flowers and trees.

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