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Lamar State College - Orange was awarded 65 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is physical science technicians.
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Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, Lamar State College - Orange is ranked at #39.
Lamar State College - Orange was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Lamar State College - Orange has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At Lamar State College - Orange, the student to faculty ratio is 23 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lamar State College - Orange is 53%. This is higher than 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 State College - Orange this rate is 53%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,382 undergraduates at Lamar State College - Orange with 848 being full-time and 1,534 being part-time.
$0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
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$2,144 | $2,828 | $4,987 | $6,787 | $6,916 |
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 Lamar State College - Orange, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lamar State College - Orange, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $5,018 a year. That adds up to $20,072 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Lamar State College - Orange is 11.9%. 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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Contact details for Lamar State College - Orange are given below.
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Address: | 410 Front St, Orange, TX 77630 |
Phone: | 409-883-7750 |
Website: | www.lsco.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,732 students took at least one online class at Lamar State College - Orange. This is a decrease from the 1,939 students who took online classes the previous year.
Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
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2020-2021 | 1,732 | 919 |
2019-2020 | 1,939 | 845 |
2018-2019 | 1,361 | 571 |
2017-2018 | 1,340 | 602 |
2016-2017 | 1,302 | 554 |
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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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