Texas Tech, best known for its engineering and agriculture-oriented programs, for example, is thriving.

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Now , with venture capital flows declining overall, cooler heads in the Valley are shifting bets to more business-oriented engineering and research-intensive fields more grounded in marketplace realities.

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As a University Technical College (UTC) it will offer technically-oriented courses for students specialising in engineering and environmental technology.

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Women are less likely to have degrees in growth-oriented fields such as science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

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