Start in Costa Rica & Finish in the United States

Not finding the major you’re looking for? You can start any of Texas Tech University’s 70+ majors by studying for a year at Texas Tech-Costa Rica.

If you’d rather spend your first year of college in Costa Rica before moving to the States, Texas Tech University-Costa Rica is your best choice.

• Don’t get lost in the crowd at a big university.
• Get personalized attention from advisors who know you.
• Get to know your professors and classmates.

Here, you can enroll in first-year courses of more than 70 majors available at Texas Tech’s main campus (and that’s a lot of options—see the list of majors linked below). From here, the major of your choice is possible!

At Texas Tech, this option is called “eXplore.” It’s a way to study at Tech without signing up for a specific major.

Your First-Year Success Advisor will get you started. They’ll help you register for the best courses and alert you to additional academic expectations tied to your desired major.

After your first year in Costa Rica, you would finish your bachelor’s degree in Lubbock as an international student. Or if you prefer, you could transfer your Texas Tech credits to another U.S. institution.