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Lamar State College - Port Arthur

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Located in Port Arthur, Texas, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

850 Full-Time Undergraduates
$1,200 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Lamar State College - Port Arthur?

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Contact details for Lamar State College - Port Arthur are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1500 Proctor St, Port Arthur, TX 77640
Phone: 409-984-6342
Website: www.lamarpa.edu

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Can I Afford Lamar State College - Port Arthur?

$1,200 In-State Tuition
16% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Lamar State College - Port Arthur students paid $80 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $500 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $1,200 $7,500
Fees $570 $570
Books and Supplies $1,500 $1,500

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lamar State College - Port Arthur, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $5,634 a year. That adds up to $22,536 over four years for those students.

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Lamar State College - Port Arthur Undergraduate Student Diversity

850 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,485 undergraduate students at Lamar State College - Port Arthur, with 850 being full-time and 1,635 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 850 full-time undergraduates at Lamar State College - Port Arthur, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lamar State College - Port Arthur students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 34
Black or African American 289
Hispanic or Latino 248
White 266
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Online Learning at Lamar State College - Port Arthur

521 Took All Classes Online
1,402 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,402 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lamar State College - Port Arthur has changed over the last few years.

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Lamar State College - Port Arthur Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Instrumentation Technology 27 32 0 59
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 55 55
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 27 2 0 29
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 12 6 0 18
Welding Technology/Welder 16 0 0 16
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 6 2 0 8
Surgical Technology 0 7 0 7
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 3 3 0 6
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 2 4 0 6
General Drafting & Design Technology 3 1 0 4
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 4 0 0 4
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 3 0 0 3
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 3 0 0 3
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 2 0 0 2
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, & Nail Instructor 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 108 57 55 220

Lamar State College - Port Arthur Trades

In a recent academic period, Lamar State College - Port Arthur awarded 575 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions 0 0 7 0
Cosmetology 27 0 2 0
Culinary Arts 4 0 0 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 6 0 1 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 27 0 32 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 9 0 5 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 12 0 6 0
Mental & Social Health Services 2 0 4 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 3 55 0 0
Precision Metal Working 16 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 2 0 0 0
Total 310 110 155 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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