unitid 226116 · Port Arthur, TX · public 2-year · city (small)
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
- enrollment 2023
- 3,328
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,508
39th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
18th pctl among public 2-years
completion
45%
finish within 150% time
70th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$10,754
7th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$2,846
after aid, aided students
8th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$37,120
after entry, Title IV students
38th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$13,250
88th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $1,137 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k52%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $19,989
- First-generation students
- 51%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,770
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 125 | $45,466 | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 82 | $43,985 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 46 | — | $33,385 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 44 | — | — |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians. | 41 | — | — |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians. | 36 | $52,336 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 28 | $27,821 | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | 20 | — | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | 19 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 17 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 15 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 14 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.