Lamar Institute of Technology
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Tel:
(409) 767-0290
- Lamar Institute of Technology: focusing on innovative education, training, and career development for tomorrow’s workforce. Lamar Institute of Technology provides quality education and training that enable a diverse student population to achieve its career goals. Programs are enhanced by developing and maintaining partnerships with business, industry, and the community. Faculty are dedicated to teaching, advising, and scholarship. Both faculty and staff work to serve the Institute and the community. The Institute of Technology recognizes its obligation to make available to the community all the opportunities implicit in its function as a part of The Texas State University System.
School Highlights
Lamar Institute of Technology serves 3,265 students (42% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 30:1 is lower than the state community college average of 37:1.
Minority enrollment is 54% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 68%.
Top Rankings
Lamar Institute of Technology ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Texas for:
- Category Attribute
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 109 teachers has declined by 32% over five years.
| Lamar Institute of Technology | (TX) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-High Traditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 109 staff | 121 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Lamar Institute of Technology is Lamar State College-Port Arthur (14.7 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 2,441 students | 14.70 Mi1500 Proctor St
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 984-6342 14.702,441 - 2,350 students | 20.90 Mi410 Front St
Orange, TX 77630
(409) 883-7750 20.902,350 - 3,459 students | 47.30 Mi3820 Senator J. Bennett Johnston Ave
Lake Charles, LA 70615
(337) 421-6565 47.303,459 - Delta School of Business and TechnologyPrivate, for profit208 students | 53.10 Mi517 Broad St
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 439-5765 53.10208
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