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LeTourneau University is a private, nondenominational Christian university located
in Longview, Texas with flagship programs in engineering, aeronautical science,
business and education. The university also provides business and education
programs for working adults in educational centers around Texas. Founded as LeTourneau
Technical Institute in February, 1946 by R.G. LeTourneau with his wife
Evelyn, the school initially educated veterans returning from World War II but
has grown into a nationally-recognized master's-granting university, as ranked
in "America's Best Colleges" by US News and World Report. Total enrollment of LeTourneau
University is nearly 4,000. R.G. LeTourneau founded LeTourneau Technical Institute in February, 1946 on the site of the recently-abandoned Harmon General Hospital, a World War II hospital specialized in treating servicemen with neurological and dermatological issues. LeTourneau bought the site from the United States government with the help of Longview News publisher Carl Estes and other Longview community leaders for one dollar with the conditions that for the next 10 years, the United States government could reclaim the 156 acres (631,000 m²) and 220 buildings in the event of an emergency and no new construction or demolition could occur. |
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Established February, 1946 Type: Private Endowment: USD $5,152,884 President: Dale A. Lunsford Faculty: 325 Undergraduates: 3,606 Postgraduates: 458 Location Longview, TX, USA |
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The State of Texas chartered the school on February 20, 1946, and classes were first
held on April 1. At that point, enrollment at LeTourneau was exclusively male
and predominantly veterans. For the first two years, LeTourneau provided an
academy section to allow the completion of the junior and senior years of high
school as well as a college section that offered two-year tradeskill programs and
a four-year technology program. Students attended classes on alternating days;
while one half of the students were in class, the other half worked at R.G.
LeTourneau's nearby LeTourneau Incorporated manufacturing plant, thus satisfying
the laboratory requirements of all of the industrial courses. |