Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, Texas
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- City
- 1,508 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 72 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 67 finishedGraduates here earned $45,003 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 45 finishedGraduates here earned $77,870 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (13)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $22,567
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 147 finishedNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $38,048
- MusicCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $27,777
- MusicAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 48 finishedNationally: $57,582
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $48,914 a year afterNationally: $61,888
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $28,590
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $27,637
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $32,424
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $4,244per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $11,336sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $1,770Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 16%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $34,7176 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $42,90010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,125federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 31%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Lamar State College-Port Arthur, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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