Lamar State College-Orange
- Lamar State College-Orange is an open-admissions, lower-division state institution of higher education within the Texas State University System. Our mission is to provide academic transfer and associate degree programs, technical certificate and associate degree programs, developmental programs, continuing education and customized training programs and community service activities.
School Highlights
Lamar State College-Orange serves 2,350 students (35% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 36:1 is lower than the state community college average of 37:1.
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 68%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 65 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Lamar State College-Orange | (TX) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 65 staff | 110 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Lamar University opened its first extension center in Orange in the fall of 1969 with classes in the former Tilley Elementary School. In 1971 the Texas Legislature passed legislation allowing Lamar University to operate a two-year educational center, thus removing the extension status and allowing students to take two full years of coursework on the Orange campus. Lamar State College-Orange currently has a student body of approximately 2,000. Two-year academic programs are offered in business, communication, computer science, criminal justice, elementary education, liberal arts, natural science and sociology. These academic programs lead to associate of science degrees and will transfer to four-year institutions for students seeking baccalaureate degrees. Thirty technical programs are available, leading to associate of applied science degrees, certificates of completion and institutional awards. Instructional programs are offered in five divisions: liberal arts, mathematics and science, business and technology, education and allied health. Lamar State College-Orange is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate of arts, associate of science and associate of applied science degrees and certificates of completion.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Lamar State College-Orange is Lamar State College-Port Arthur (18.7 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 2,441 students | 18.70 Mi1500 Proctor St
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 984-6342 18.702,441 - 3,265 students | 20.90 Mi855 E Lavaca
Beaumont, TX 77705
(409) 767-0290 20.903,265 - 3,459 students | 27.10 Mi3820 Senator J. Bennett Johnston Ave
Lake Charles, LA 70615
(337) 421-6565 27.103,459 - Delta School of Business and TechnologyPrivate, for profit208 students | 32.40 Mi517 Broad St
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 439-5765 32.40208 - 150 students | 65.00 Mi1230 North Main Street
Jennings, LA 70546
(337) 824-4811 65.00150
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