Lubbock, Texas

===Higher education===
{{Main|List of colleges and universities in Lubbock, Texas}}
[[File:TTUadmin.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Texas Tech University]]]]
Lubbock is home to [[Texas Tech University]], which was established on February 10, 1923, as Texas Technological College. It is the leading institution of the [[Texas Tech University System]] and has the [[List of universities in Texas by enrollment|seventh-largest enrollment]] in the state of Texas. It is one of two schools (the other being [[University of Texas at Austin|UT Austin]]) in Texas to house an undergraduate institution, law school, and medical school at the same location. Altogether, the university has educated students from all 50 US states and over 100 foreign countries. Enrollment has continued to increase in recent years, and growth is on track with a plan to have 40,000 students by 2020.

Lubbock is also home to other college campuses in the city, including [[Lubbock Christian University]], [[South Plains College]], [[Wayland Baptist University]], and [[Sunset International Bible Institute]].

[[Covenant Health System]], a health-care provider serving West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, operates a school of nursing, school of [[radiography]], and school of [[Surgical technologist|surgical technology]].