Career Programs at Lamar State College-Port Arthur

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Lamar State College-Port Arthur is $8,070 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Lamar State College-Port Arthur offers the alternative tuition plans .

41% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,760 (exclude student loans).

Lamar State College-Port Arthur 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$8,070
Average Financial Amount	$4,760

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Lamar State College-Port Arthur offers 19 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 527 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	17	131
2 Years Certificate	2	68
Total	19	527

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

131 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
68 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
328 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	1	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	37	-
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	✕	2	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Chemical Technology/Technician	✕	24	-
Chemical Process Technology	✕	1	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	6	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	9	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	5	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	8	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	5	-
	Total	131

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	68 completers	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	4	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	64	-
	Total	68

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Radio and Television	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	6	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	1	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	3	-
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	2	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	17	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	13	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	102 completers	-
General Studies	✕	102	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	6	-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Chemical Technology/Technician	✕	40	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	5	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	1	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	6	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	0	-
Music	✕	8	-
Music Performance	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	71 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	10	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	0	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	13	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	6	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	42	-
Business [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	23	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	5	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	7	-
	Total	328

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 2,600 students are attending at Lamar State College-Port Arthur. There are 60 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 45 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 155 (full-time) and 46 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Lamar State College-Port Arthur is 26% and transfer-out rate is 14%. The retention rate is 72% at the school.

Lamar State College-Port Arthur 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	2,600
Graduation Rate	26%
Number of Faculty	105
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

Student Population at Lamar State College-Port Arthur

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,361 students enrolled into Lamar State College-Port Arthur. By gender, 853 male and 1,508 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Lamar State College-Port Arthur.

Student Population By Gender
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,361	853	1,508
Full-time	788	292	496
Part-tme	1,573	561	1,012

There are 639 White (27.06%), 659 Black/African American (27.91%), 874 Hispanic (37.02%), 133 Asian (5.63%), and 927 students with other races attending Lamar State College-Port Arthur.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Lamar State College-Port Arthur
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,361	853	1,508
American Indian/Native American	7	2	5
Asian	133	73	60
Black/African American	659	204	455
Hispanic	874	329	545
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	639	225	414
Two More	35	13	22
Un-Known	11	5	6
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Lamar State College-Port Arthur offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

486 students (20.58% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 215 students (9.11% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Lamar State College-Port Arthur.

Distance Learning Student Population at Lamar State College-Port Arthur
	Number of Students
Total	2,361
Enrolled Online Exclusively	486
Enrolled Some Online Courses	215
Not in Online Courses	1,660

By age range, at Lamar State College-Port Arthur, 500 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.18% of total students), 1,240 students are aged below 20 (52.52%), 45 students are aged above 50 (3.64%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Lamar State College-Port Arthur
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,361	853	1,508
Under 18	867	353	514
Age 18-19	373	160	213
Age 20-21	274	130	144
Age 22-24	226	86	140
Age 25-29	220	47	173
Age 30-34	128	22	106
Age 35-39	108	24	84
Age 40-49	120	19	101
Age 50-64	43	11	32
Over 64	2	1	1

Directory and Accreditation Information

Lamar State College-Port Arthur is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1988 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Lamar State College-Port Arthur.

1500 Proctor St, Port Arthur, TX

409-984-6342

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