Louisiana Tech University

Services

Basic

women’s center, health service, health insurance, other

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological

Career

on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 32% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 13% of housing units are Singles.
• 66% of housing units are Doubles.
• 10% of housing units are Triples.
• 11% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 25 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 64% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 96% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Spring Fling, International Student Day, Academic Excellence Week
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 157 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Eta Mu Beta, Alpha Phi Mu, Alpha Psi Omega, Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Chi Epsilon, Eta Kappa Nu, Eta Mu Sigma, Gamma Beta Phi, Golden Key International Honor Society, Omega Chi Epsilon, Omega Tau Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Delta Phi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Tau Sigma, Psi Chi, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Tau Delta, Tau Beta Pi, Upsilon Pi Epsilon
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asso. of Baptist Students, Asso. of Catholic Tech Students, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, C4, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Christian Student Center, College Life, Episcopal Canterbury Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Louisiana Tech Souls on Fire Gospel Choir, Love Alive-Lambda Alpha Christian, United Campus Ministries, Wesley Foundation
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Association of Indian Students, International Students Asso. , Minority Student Organization, Society of Distinguished Black Women, National Society of Black Engineers, United African-American Men, National Organization of Minority Architecture Students, Vietnamese Students Association, NAACP
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) AFROTC, Alpha Zeta, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute of Architecture Students, American Marketing Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Heating, Refrig. , A/C Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Anime Ichiban, Arnold Air Society, Artist Guild, Association of Business Engineering and Science Entrepreneurs, Association for Computing Machinery, Association For Women Students, Aviation Management Society, Baseball Belles, Biomedical Engineering Society, Block and Bridle Club, The Blue, Bulldog Precision Flight Team, Business Students Association, Child Life Student Association, Cinema Tech, Circle K, College Democrats, College Republicans, Counseling/Psychology Doctoral Students, Ed 2010 On Campus, Elite Modeling Troupe, Environment Science Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Exercise Science & Physical Education, Fire and Ice Modeling Troupe, Forestry Club, Gamer Tech, Gay Straight Alliance, Greenscape Louisiana Tech, Habitat for Humanity, Inst. of Electronic Electrical Engineering, Inst. of Industrial Engineers, Interfraternity Council, Kappa Kappa Psi, KLPI, La Asso. for Family and Consumer Sciences, LA Tech Alliance for Liberty, LA Tech Amateur Astronomers Group, LA Tech Ducks-Dawgs, LA Tech Engineers Assoc. , LA Tech Equestrian Club, LA Tech Film Society, LA Tech Cricket Club, LA Tech Karate Team, LA Tech Outdoors, LA Tech Powerlifting Team, LA Tech Robotics Team, LA Tech Rugby Football Club, LA Tech Spirit Groups, LA Tech Student Council of Family Relations, LA Tech Ultimate Frisbee Team, LA Tech Wakeboard Club, LA Tech Waterski Team, LA Tech Wrestling Club, Men’s Club Soccer Team, Merchandising and Consumer Studies Club, National Assoc. of Future Doctors of Audiology, Nights of the Red Tables, NSSLHA, Orientation Student Leaders, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pre-Vet Club, Residence Hall Assoc. , Sigma Alpha Iota, Sigma Rho Alpha, Silver Wings, Students for Organ Donation, Society of Automotive Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Student Dietetic Assoc. , Student Government Assoc. , Student Louisiana Early Childhood Asso. , Student Recruiters, Tau Beta Sigma, Tech Choral Society, Tech Foreign Film, Tech Theatre Players, Underground Graphics, Union Board, Up Til Dawn for St. Jude, Upsilon Phi Upsilon, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Valkyrie Honor Guard, VOICE
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Tech Talk (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Monroe (40), Shreveport (90)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Jackson (150)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Ruston (1)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 90% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 12% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,500
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 8 fraternities
• 8 fraternity houses
• 7% of students are fraternity members
• There are 4 sororities
• 4 sorority houses
• 9% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Grambling State University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other