Lamar State College - Port Arthur Trade Programs

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.

Where Is Lamar State College - Port Arthur?

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

Can I Afford Lamar State College - Port Arthur?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Lamar State College - Port Arthur students paid $80 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $488 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,200	$7,320
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 80% of students took out student loans averaging $1,794 a year. That adds up to $7,176 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lamar State College - Port Arthur is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,361 undergraduate students at Lamar State College - Port Arthur, with 788 being full-time and 1,573 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 788 full-time undergraduates at Lamar State College - Port Arthur, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	38
Black or African American	221
Hispanic or Latino	264
White	240
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Online Learning at Lamar State College - Port Arthur

In 2020-2021, 701 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Lamar State College - Port Arthur

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lamar State College - Port Arthur was 140.7%. This is the #277 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Lamar State College - Port Arthur regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.