Faculty members are student oriented yet maintain high standards for classroom performance. Students are prepared for intelligent, active and productive participation in business and community life. These goals are met by requiring students to select a significant number of courses outside the College of Business, take a common core of business courses and major in one of the programs within the college. The T. Boone Pickens College of Business offers four graduate degree programs, each supported by doctoral-level faculty. Students enroll in these programs to enhance their career opportunities.
Many graduates plan to become top-level managers in their respective professions.
It provides management counseling and management development training to small businesses in the Texas Panhandle. The Small Business Institute, as part of the Center through a contractual agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, conducts management assistance projects for small businesses. The Center also conducts entrepreneurial conferences, publishes business newsletters and engages in entrepreneurial research. The West Texas Center for Economic Education promotes literacy. Its mission is to provide in-service classes and seminars to individuals teaching in grades kindergarten through high school.