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Lamar State College-port Arthur

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• Lamar State College-Port Arthur, a two-year, state-supported institution, is a member of The Texas State University System. Located in Port Arthur, an industrial and cultural center of Southeast Texas, the college offers freshman- and sophomore-level work in numerous academic and technical/vocational fields. The campus sits between the 1,000 and 1,800 blocks of Procter Street and Lakeshore Drive. <--new bullet point-->Founded as Port Arthur Business College in 1909, Lamar University - Port Arthur became a part of the Lamar University System in 1975. On September 1, 1995, Lamar - Port Arthur became part of The Texas State University System. Legislation signed into law in June 1999 changed the name to Lamar State College - Port Arthur.
• The Lamar State College-Port Arthur campus contains 22 buildings situated on approximately 40 acres. Most of these facilities were donated for the creation of the institution. The following is a listing of the institutions and organizations whose facilities contributed to Lamar State College-Port Arthur: Port Arthur College, the City of Port Arthur, the Port Arthur College Foundation, Southern Union Gas, the First United Methodist Church of Port Arthur and Daughters of the American Revolution.
• Lamar State College-Port Arthur offers general academic courses leading to Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees. Courses for transfer to four-year institutions are offered in accounting, economics, anthropology, art, government, health, home economics, physical education, physics, history, speech, computer science, mathematics, psychology, biology, chemistry, geography, geology, sociology, criminal justice, music, drama, English and Spanish.
• Lamar State College-Port Arthur is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. It is approved by the Texas Education Agency for the training of veterans under all classifications.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Undefeated LSC-PA Seahawks open conference play Saturday (Port Arthur News)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 06:07:41 am
  The Lamar State College-Port Arthur men's basketball team has a 7-0 record going into their first Region XIV conference game Saturday, when they host the 2009 regular season champion, Lon Morris College, at 4 p.m. in the Carl Parker Center.
• Class registration begins for colleges (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 01:11:01 pm
  Now is the time to get a jump on registering for classes at Southeast Texas's two-year post-secondary schools.
• LSC-PA slams Kingwood, 110-73 (Port Arthur News)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 04:45:44 am
  The Lamar State College-Port Arthur Seahawks had no trouble picking up their second victory in the first Port Arthur Rotary Seahawk Classic. In an overwhelming missmatch, the Seahawks thumped Lone Star College-Kingwood 110-73, marking LSC-PA's (4-0 overall) third 100-point game at home this season.
• Seahawks breeze to 2-0, win 96-50 (Port Arthur News)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:28:29 am
  KINGWOOD -- Precious little recovery time caused Lamar State to lose a bit of sharpness but the Seahawks still rolled past Lone Star College at Kingwood, 96-50, on Wednesday afternoon.
• Fan support (Port Arthur News)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 02:58:11 pm
  Lamar State College-Port Arthur's first men's basketball game of the season gets support.

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