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The Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration is the business school
Business school

A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, strategy, human resource management, and quantitative methods....
 of Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University is a public university, coeducational, research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the List of largest Texas universities by enrollment student body in the state of T...
 in Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock is an United States of America city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the West Texas part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, it is the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, and the home of Texas Tech University....
. The college offers curriculum for both undergraduate and graduate students (including doctoral) and receives its business accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit business school worldwide, while the first Educational accreditations took place in 1919....
. Established in 1942, Texas Tech's business school was originally known as the Division of Commerce. In 1956, the school was renamed the College of Business Administration.






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The Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration is the business school
Business school

A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, strategy, human resource management, and quantitative methods....
 of Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University is a public university, coeducational, research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the List of largest Texas universities by enrollment student body in the state of T...
 in Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock is an United States of America city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the West Texas part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, it is the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, and the home of Texas Tech University....
. The college offers curriculum for both undergraduate and graduate students (including doctoral) and receives its business accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit business school worldwide, while the first Educational accreditations took place in 1919....
. Established in 1942, Texas Tech's business school was originally known as the Division of Commerce. In 1956, the school was renamed the College of Business Administration. Following a $25 million gift from alumnus Jerry S. Rawls
Jerry S. Rawls

Jerry S. Rawls was born in Houston, Texas. He spent his early years growing up in Texas. An enterprising kid, he took up jobs to earn pocket money, and even became a part of a Junior achievement organization where they made soap and sold it to supermarkets....
 in 2000, the school was formally renamed the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration.

The college has five areas of study—Accounting, Finance, Information Systems & Quantitative Sciences, Management, and Marketing—in addition to dual programs offered in conjunction with architecture, agriculture, foreign language, law, medicine, and environmental toxicology. The MD/MBA in Health Organization Management (HOM) allows medical students the opportunity to obtain both an MD
Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine is a Doctorate for physicians . The degree is granted from medical schools.It is a first professional degree in some countries, including the United States and Canada, although training is entered after obtaining at least 90 hours of university level work ....
 and the MBA degree over four years, the Physician MBA Program gives practicing physicians business expertise, and the International Business program helps Rawls College students study abroad. In addition, the Executive Education Department develops seminars, conferences, and training programs for professionals and managers in business, government, and industry.

Business Week ranked Rawls College of Business as the 45th best among the nations approximately 800 public business schools. In the latest U.S. News and World Report Rankings of Best Colleges, the Rawls College ranked 52nd among public university business schools.

After many years of planning under longtime Dean Carl Herbert Stem, Allen T. McInnes became Dean of the Rawls College of Business in September 2001. McInnes, the former president and CEO of TETRA Technologies, earned a bachelor's degree, MBA, and doctorate at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university research university located in Austin, Texas, Texas, United States, and is the flagship#University campuses institution of University of Texas System....
 and a master's degree at Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
.

New building

The final planning stages are underway for a new building to replace the current business administration building. The new facility will house modern classrooms, breakout rooms, student lounges, study areas, food service, and a career management center. The new LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council , provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction....
-certified facility will incorporate leading edge technology into all offices and classrooms. The $70 million capital campaign for the project is co-chaired by Alan White, chairman and CEO of PlainsCapital Corporation, and Jack Hightower, chairman and CEO of Celero Energy.

The new building will be located on the north end of campus at the previous site of Thompson and Gaston Halls. The building will be constructed in Spanish Renaissance theme and will create new a north campus gateway. The process of clearing the site began with a ceremony on September 20, 2008 and the demolition of Thompson and Gaston Halls is currently underway. Ground-breaking for the new building is tentatively scheduled for September 2009, and the building is scheduled to open in 2011.

Notable people


Areas of study

  • Accounting
    Accountancy

    Accountancy or accounting is the system of recording, verifying, and reporting of the value of assets, liabilities, income, and expenses in the books of account to which debit and credit entries are chronologically posted to record changes in value ....
  • Finance
    Finance

    The field of finance refers to the concepts of time, money and risk and how they are interrelated. Banks are the main facilitators of funding through the provision of credit, although private equity, mutual funds, hedge funds, and other organizations have become important....
  • Information Systems
    Management information system

    A management information system is a subset of the overall internal controls of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy....
     and Quantitative Sciences (ISQS)
  • Management
    Management

    Management in business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leadership or directing, and Control an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal....
  • Marketing
    Marketing

    Marketing is defined by the American Marketing Association as the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large....


Health Organization Management

The Health Organization Management (HOM) Program is part of the Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business. The program teaches students about the business side of healthcare. It awards a degree in Masters of Business Administration in Health Organization Management, or MBA(HOM). The program conducts and reports research relevant to healthcare in the United States and recently Canada and provides services related to healthcare organizations. The Texas Tech MBA(HOM) program is credentialed under the Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Association of University Programs in Health Administration

The Association of University Programs in Health Administration is a non-profit organization of university-based educational programs, faculty, practitioners, and health care provider organizations....
 (AUPHA) and Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) accreditation programs.

Notable organizations

Bgslogo
* Alpha Kappa Psi
Alpha Kappa Psi

??? is the oldest and largest Professional fraternity business Fraternities and sororities. The Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity was founded on October 5, 1904 at New York University, and was incorporated on May 20, 1905....
 ??? (Coed Professional Business Fraternity)
  • Beta Gamma Sigma
    Beta Gamma Sigma

    Beta Gamma Sigma or ?GS is an honor society for business students and scholars. Founded in 1913 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, it has over 600,000 members, selected from 480 chapters in AACSB-accredited business schools....
     ?GS (International Business Honor Society)
  • Delta Sigma Pi
    Delta Sigma Pi

    ?S? is a co-ed Professional fraternity business Fraternities and sororities in the United States of America. It was founded on November 7, 1907 at the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, New York University, New York City, New York and is currently headquartered in Oxford, Ohio, Ohio....
     ?S? (Coed Business Fraternity)
  • Health Organization Management Student Association

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
  • Accounting
  • Agribusiness
  • Economics
  • Energy Commerce
  • Finance
  • Finance - Real Estate Emphasis
  • General Business
  • General Business - International Emphasis
  • General Business/Architecture
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Management - Honors Program in Management
  • Management of Information Systems
  • Marketing


Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • General Business, with concentrations available in:
    • Agribusiness
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Health Organization Management
    • International Business
    • Management and Leadership
    • Management of Information Systems
    • Marketing
    • Real Estate
    • Statistics
  • Joint MBA Programs, offered in conjunction with other Texas Tech University colleges/schools:
    • Juris Doctor (JD)
    • Doctorate of Medicine (MD)
    • Master of Arts - Foreign Languages
    • Master of Architecture
    • Master of Science - Personal Financial Planning
    • Master of Science - Environmental Toxicology


Master of Science in Accountancy
  • Auditing
  • Taxation
  • MSA / Juris Doctor


Master of Science
  • Finance
  • Business Statistics
  • Management Information Systems
  • MIS / Health Organization Management
  • Operations Management


Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Business Statistics
  • Management Information Systems
  • Operations Management
  • Management
  • Marketing


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