Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was created as the Texas Tech University School of Medicine by the 61st Texas Legislature in 1969. In 1979, the charter was expanded to create the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The university's enrollment was more than 4,000 as of Fall 2011. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a seven-school university and operates five satellite campuses and academic sites in addition to the main campus in Lubbock, Texas.
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