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LCC is ranked #1,851 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 33 colleges in Colorado, LCC is ranked at #32.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Lamar Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Lamar Community College is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lamar Community College is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Lamar Community College this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 723 undergraduates at LCC with 374 being full-time and 349 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,754 | $7,731 | $10,685 | $15,608 | $15,909 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At LCC, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $4,972 a year. That adds up to $19,888 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LCC is 14.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Lamar Community College.
Contact details for LCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2401 S Main St, Lamar, CO 81052-3999 |
| Phone: | 719-336-2248 |
| Website: | https://www.lamarcc.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 135 students took at least one online class at Lamar Community College. This is a decrease from the 155 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 135 | 61 |
| 2019-2020 | 155 | 69 |
| 2018-2019 | 124 | 62 |
| 2017-2018 | 79 | 38 |
| 2016-2017 | 107 | 44 |
Learn more about online learning at Lamar Community College.
Footnotes
*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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