Laredo College
Tel:
(956) 721-5140
- Laredo College is an institution committed to student success by providing comprehensive educational services that focus on the dynamic requirements and needs of its local, regional, and international community. Laredo College offers a variety of degree and certificate programs that suit your best interests and strengths, but so do other colleges and universities. So what makes Laredo College unique? It`s simple: Laredo College is a family. When you attend Laredo College, you become a part of that family. Students choose Laredo College because they prefer the student-friendly, supportive atmosphere created by our faculty, staff and administration. A Laredo College education will prepare you for a successful future, whether you choose to enter the workforce right away or continue on to a four-year university.
School Highlights
Laredo College serves 10,181 students (29% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 44:1 is higher than the state community college average of 37:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 68%.
Top Placements
Laredo College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Texas for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 234 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Laredo College | (TX) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts 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 | 234 staff | 110 staff |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 5 sports |
| Sports | Baseball, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, VolleyballBaseball, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Laredo College was created as Laredo Junior College on September 28, 1946, by the voting citizens of the Independent School District of Laredo, Texas. The college is located in the city of Laredo, which was founded almost two hundred years ago by Captain Tomas Sanchez in the recently colonized province of Nuevo Santander of Spain. The name of the College was changed to Laredo Community College in August 1993. The main campus of the college includes approximately 200 acres and is located at the western edge of Laredo on old Fort McIntosh, established as Camp Crawford on March 3, 1849. Approximately three fourths of a mile of the Rio Grande River separates the campus from Mexico. LC seeks to implement its educational philosophy by offering occupational programs, transfer curricula, adult and continuing education, developmental education, student development services, and community services. Laredo College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Laredo College is South Texas College (118.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- South Texas CollegePublic31,949 students | 118.40 Mi3201 W Pecan
McAllen, TX 78502
(956) 872-8311 118.4031,949 - 6,894 students | 119.00 Mi2401 Garner Field Rd
Uvalde, TX 78801
(830) 278-4401 119.006,894 - Coastal Bend CollegePublic4,614 students | 125.10 Mi3800 Charco Rd
Beeville, TX 78102
(361) 354-2200 125.104,614 - Del Mar CollegePublic11,867 students | 130.40 Mi101 Baldwin Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
(361) 698-1255 130.4011,867 - Palo Alto CollegePublic9,852 students | 138.60 Mi1400 W Villaret Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78224
(210) 486-3000 138.609,852
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