LAMAR STATE COLLEGE-ORANGE I-25

410 Front St.
Orange, TX 77630-5802
Tel: (409)883-7750
Admissions: (409)882-3362
Fax: (409)882-3374
Web Site: http://www.lsco.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of The Texas State University System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 21-acre small town campus. Endowment: $5524. Research spending 2003-04: $83,258. Educational spending 2003-04: $1602 per student. Total enrollment: 1,853. 411 applied, 88% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class. Full-time: 919 students, 70% women, 30% men. Part-time: 934 students, 70% women, 30% men. 9% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 16% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.1% international, 38% 25 or older, 8% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for some programs. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Placement: THEA required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1728 full-time, $168 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $8976 full-time, $374 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $716 full-time, $61 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: local fraternities. Major annual event: Spring Day. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Lamar State College-Orange Library plus 1 other with 71,092 books, 1,306 serials, 288 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $168,687. 70 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.