LAMAR STATE COLLEGE-PORT ARTHUR K-14

PO Box 310
Port Arthur, TX 77641-0310
Tel: (409)983-4921; 800-477-5872; Admissions: (409)984-6165; Fax: (409)984-6032; Web Site: http://www.lamarpa.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of The Texas State University System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1909. Setting: 34-acre suburban campus with easy access to Houston. Total enrollment: 2,429. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 30:1. 1% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 10% Hispanic, 33% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 41% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Lamar University-Beaumont, Lamar University-Orange. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: interview. Placement: SAT I, THEA required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2160 Full-time, $72 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9900 full-time, $330 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $820 full-time, $48 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 9 open to all; local fraternities, local sororities. Most popular organizations: Historical Society, Chi Alpha, tennis, Student Government Association, Baptist Student Ministry. Major annual events: highway clean-up, Annual Talent Show, Food Drive. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Gates Memorial Library with 43,726 books, 15,992 microform titles, 3,400 serials, 1,493 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $409,575.