Editing Louisiana Tech University (section)

====College of Education====
[[File:Woodard Hall at LA Tech in Ruston, LA IMG 5679.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Woodard Hall, headquarters of the Tech Education Department, opened in the 1960s.]]
{{Main|Louisiana Tech University College of Education}}

The College of Education traces its mission back to the origins of Louisiana Tech in 1894, where the preparation of teachers was one of the early missions of the institution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latech.edu/registrar/bulletin/university_catalog_2014-2015_web.pdf#page=82 |title=2014–15 University Catalog, Chapter 12 – College of Education |access-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011005639/http://www.latech.edu/registrar/bulletin/university_catalog_2014-2015_web.pdf#page=82 |archive-date=October 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1970, the School of Education was elevated to the level of College.

Today, the College of Education consists of three separate departments: The Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership, The Department of Kinesiology, and The Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. Together, the three academic departments award thirty-five different academic degrees ranging from the baccalaureate to the doctoral levels.

Notable subdivisions of the College of Education include A.E. Phillips Laboratory School, the Science and Technology Education Center, the NASA Educator Resource Center, The IDEA Place, and the Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness.