Lamar State College - Port Arthur Business Programs

Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public institution located in Port Arthur, Texas. The city atmosphere of Port Arthur makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Lamar State College - Port Arthur?

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

How Do I Get Into Lamar State College - Port Arthur?

You can apply to Lamar State College - Port Arthur online at: https://www.applytexas.org/

Lamar State College - Port Arthur has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Lamar State College - Port Arthur?

Student Loan Debt

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.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,361 undergraduate students at Lamar State College - Port Arthur, with 788 being full-time and 1,573 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 788 full-time undergraduates at Lamar State College - Port Arthur, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lamar State College - Port Arthur students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	38
Black or African American	221
Hispanic or Latino	264
White	240
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Online Learning at Lamar State College - Port Arthur

In 2022-2023, 1,402 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lamar State College - Port Arthur has changed over the last few years.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	8	9	17
General Business Administration and Management	0	17	17
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	2	5	7
TOTAL	10	31	41

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.