Lamar Institute of Technology Business Programs

Located in Beaumont, Texas, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Beaumont makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Lamar Institute of Technology?

Contact details for Lamar Institute of Technology are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	855 E Lavaca, Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone:	409-880-8321
Website:	www.lit.edu

How Do I Get Into Lamar Institute of Technology?

You can apply to Lamar Institute of Technology online at: https://www.applytexas.org/

Since Lamar Institute of Technology has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Lamar Institute of Technology?

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 Institute of Technology, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $6,120 a year. That adds up to $24,480 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lamar Institute of Technology is 7.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Lamar Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,417 undergraduate students at Lamar Institute of Technology, with 1,468 being full-time and 2,949 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,468 full-time undergraduates at Lamar Institute of Technology, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lamar Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	37
Black or African American	391
Hispanic or Latino	326
White	661
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

Online Learning at Lamar Institute of Technology

In 2019-2020, 2,710 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lamar Institute of Technology has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 58th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Lamar Institute of Technology

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lamar Institute of Technology was 69.5%. This is the #448 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lamar Institute of Technology regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Lamar Institute of Technology ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Lamar Institute of Technology.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Real Estate	#10
Real Estate	#10
General Business Administration and Management	#228
Business Administration & Management	#300

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%.

Lamar Institute of Technology Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	20	4	24
Real Estate	9	5	0	14
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	8	0	8
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	7	0	7
TOTAL	9	40	4	53

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.