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Lamar State College - Port Arthur was awarded 3 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.
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Lamar State College - Port Arthur was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Since Lamar State College - Port Arthur has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lamar State College - Port Arthur, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 - Port Arthur is 62%. 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 - Port Arthur this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,485 undergraduates at Lamar State College - Port Arthur with 850 being full-time and 1,635 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,559 | $6,062 | $7,915 | $10,386 | $11,012 |
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 - Port Arthur, 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 - 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 11.4%. 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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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/ |
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, 701 students took at least one online class at Lamar State College - Port Arthur. This is a decrease from the 2,180 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 701 | 486 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,180 | 1,336 |
| 2018-2019 | 908 | 216 |
| 2017-2018 | 643 | 161 |
| 2016-2017 | 547 | 136 |
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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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