Admissions Process and Entrance Requirements for Programs

Admission to Texas Health and Trade Technical Institute requires that applicants complete the following prior to the student’s start date:

·  Minimum Age to enroll is 18 years without parent consent.

·  Minimum Age to enroll is 17 years with parent consent.

·  Entrance Exam – THATTs Pre-Entrance Exam

(For Surgical Technology students, a score of 75 will be taken, placing student on probation status for first course in program. They will need a B or higher in their first course to get off probation status. If they do not get a C or higher, they will be dismissed from the program, with the option to appeal to the Dean of Education/Specialty Programs.

Interview with an Admissions Representative

·       Tour of the campus

·       Interview with Department Chair or Dean (returning students who have completed a previous THATT program and made a B or better may omit this step)

·       Texas Health And Trade Technical Institute enrollment agreement

·       May be required to complete and pass a Background Check**

·       Proof of high school graduation, a college transcript showing two or more semesters/quarters, Ability to Benefit (ATB), or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) with two exceptions:

1.     (Grandfathered Students): Students without a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, who were enrolled in an eligible program at a Title IV institution prior to July 1, 2012, are eligible for Title IV aid under the previous ATB alternatives. (Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 amended section 484(d) of the Higher Education Act.) THATT Institute accepts these grandfathered students if the student can provide proof that an appropriate ATB process was followed; that the student withdrew after earning credits; and that the student received federal aid for those credits.

2. High school students in their senior year of a dual credit approved school that has an affiliation agreement with THATT. These students must be in good academic standing with their high school and on track to graduate.

Delletec Surgical Procedure Simulators were started in 1985 by Louis Dellefave. The purpose of the company was to manufacture high quality, affordable surgical simulators for use in surgical technology and surgical assisting programs.  In its 40 years of operations, Dellefave, along with his wife Sam, grew the company to both a national and international customer base of community colleges, technical/vocational proprietary schools and teaching hospitals. 

In 2024, after a decade of work in the workforce development and post-secondary proprietary education, Dr. Jereka Thomas-Hockaday, William Hockaday, and Mikal Williams acquired the customer upon the Dellefave retirement and renamed it Delletec 2.0 Educational Services.  The new name provided the trio with the opportunity to expand consulting services to campuses for the purposes of curriculum development, financial analysis, accreditation, and legal compliance. 

In 2026, Texas Health And Trade Technical Institute, a non-profit division of the company, was opened.  The campus offers certification and apprenticeship programs in the trades to students in rural areas in hybrid format to help them to stay close home while building a career and new way of life for their families.

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