Public · Community college

Lamar Community College

Lamar, Colorado · Remote town

25%
Transfer rate
$9,161
Avg net price
55%
Grad / completion
$38,719
Median earnings

Lamar Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Lamar, Colorado (remote town setting), enrolling 400 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 400 undergradsRemote townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Lamar, Colorado

Lamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Prowers County, Colorado. Lamar was founded on May 24, 1886, by Issac Holmes. It was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, the author of the Mississippi Ordinance of Secession, and a Confederate officer and diplomat. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
719 miles
Nearest airport
103 miles to Pueblo Memorial (PUB)

How Lamar Community College compares

Graduation rate55%

Higher than 42% · #31 of 49 in Colorado

First-year retention56%

Higher than 17%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,719

Higher than 64% · #23 of 44 in Colorado

Average net price$9,161

Cheaper than 74% · #8 cheapest of 49 in Colorado

Median debt at graduation$8,750

Lower than 67%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment400

Larger than 59%

Percentiles compare Lamar Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Colorado.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

400undergrads
  • Women20952%
  • Men19148%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White36%
  • Black4.0%
  • Hispanic46%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
400
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
12%
Median family income
$29,504
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$48,609

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,550
Out-of-state tuition
$7,260
Room & board
$9,324
Books & supplies
$1,460
Total cost of attendance
$20,044
Average net price
$9,161

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
55%
First-year retention
56%
Transferred to another college
25%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,813
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,719
Median debt at graduation
$8,750
Students with federal loans
9%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
55%
Low-income (Pell)
29%
First-generation
32%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
293
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
73%
Housing charge (year)
$2,560
Meal plan (year)
$5,330
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
172 (93 men · 79 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Soccer54
Baseball38
Basketball33
Softball15
Volleyball15
Rodeo12
Golf5

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (690 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$7,513
$30–48k
$8,163
$48–75k
$10,137
$75–110k
$12,389
$110k+
$17,711

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

66%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,908
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 66% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,908. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 152 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,719
Typical debt at graduation
$8,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
23%
Out-earn a HS grad
43%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$35,017
Men
$44,940

Men out-earn women by $9,923 (28%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
14°F
Annual rain
16.2″
Annual snow
29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.42.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lamar, CO US station (1.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.