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President Dr. Alvin O. Austin
International Student Coordinator
Dan Buller
Address 2100 S. Mobberly Ave.
P.O. Box 7001, Longview, Texas 75607
Established 1946
Website www.letu.edu
School Population
Total number of students: 3900
Number of countries represented: 22
Student-Faculty ratio: 14:1
Tuition, Fees,
Room & Board: $26,345 |
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LeTourneau University
Quality Education:
- Number of Majors: 60 programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels
- Professional school acceptance rate: 90%
- Flagship programs in aeronautical science, engineering, computer science and business
- 91% of students pass fundamentals of Engineering EIT exam
- 98% of engineering graduates were employed in their field of expertise
- 93% of seniors have jobs within 6 months of graduation
- 72% of the faculty members hold a doctorate or the highest degree offered in their field
- Average SAT of freshman class is 1170
Famous Alumni:
- John Solheim CEO Karsten Mfg. (Ping Golf)
- Jeff Piepmeister, PhD is an engineer with Goddard NASA Space Flight Center
- Winston Jimenez of the Dominican Republic works as an engineer for an aviation electronics giant, Rockwell Collins
- Julie Humble class of 2000 works for Seiko and manages the international marketing for the US office
- Scott Palmer class of ‘92 is a pilot for American Airlines
- Matt Ide class of ’88 is president of Merchant Express
- Scott Revell class of ‘94 is a corporate accountant for Sony Music
Accreditation:
- LeTourneau is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
- The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- NASM
- The International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)
- ABET
- The aeronautical science program is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Bachelor Degree Programs (short list)
- Aeronautical Science
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Computer Science Engineering
- Computer Science and Mathematics
- Digital Writing
- Engineering
- Engineering Technology
- International Business
- Management Information Systems
- Mathematics
- Psychology
University Opportunities
- Internship opportunities with: Eastman-Kodak,
NASA, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Rockwell Collins
- International Scholarship = based on SAT:
1160 to 1270: $3,000 per year for 4 years
1280 to 1390: $4,500 per year for 4 years
1400 to 1600: $6,000 per year for 4 years
University Environment
- Safety measures: 24 hour security police
- City population: 73,000
- Average climate during year:
Average rainfall: 33.7 inches
Average annual temp: 65.4 Fahrenheit
Average high temp: 73F (96F in July)
Average low temp: 46F (32.7F in Jan)
- Airport access: Gladwater/Longview (GGG)
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