Public · Community college

Lamar Institute of Technology

Beaumont, Texas · Midsize city

9%
Transfer rate: $13,866
Avg net price: 31%
Grad / completion: $38,991
Median earnings

Lamar Institute of Technology is a public certificate-granting institution in Beaumont, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 3,055 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,055 undergradsMidsize cityNear the coast

About Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. In 1824 Noah and Nancy Tevis settled on the west bank of the Neches River and developed a farm. Soon after that, a small community grew up around the farm, which was named Tevis Bluff or Neches River Settlement. Beaumont hosts many museums and buildings open for tours within the Southeast Texas region. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 80 miles to Houston, TX
To the ocean: 14 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Jack Brooks (BPT)

How Lamar Institute of Technology compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 14% · #210 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention68%

Higher than 41%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,991

Higher than 65% · #53 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$13,866

Cheaper than 55% · #93 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$13,076

Lower than 21%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment3,055

Larger than 86%

Percentiles compare Lamar Institute of Technology 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 Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women1,58052%
Men1,47548%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White39%
Black30%
Hispanic24%
Asian2.8%
Other or multiracial3.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 3,055
Student–faculty ratio: 22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 26%
First-generation students: 49%
Students over 25: 20%
Median family income: $24,907
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $53,676
Endowment: $8,148,000

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 714 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Texas99%
Other U.S. states1.1%

Most first-years stay in state — Lamar Institute of Technology draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $2,844
Out-of-state tuition: $12,924
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,788
Total cost of attendance: $19,245
Average net price: $13,866

Outcomes

Graduated: 31%
First-year retention: 68%
Transferred to another college: 9%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $35,573
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $38,991
Median debt at graduation: $13,076
Students with federal loans: 13%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 30%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

31%

Low-income (Pell)

31%

First-generation

33%

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: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 2
Property offenses (2022–2024): 2

Reported offenses in an average year

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

1.3reported offenses a year

0.7 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft

0.3

Burglary

0.3

Robbery

0.3

Aggravated assault

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

$12,877

$30–48k

$13,207

$48–75k

$15,622

$75–110k

$17,451

$110k+

$18,932

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.

33%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,384

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 33% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,384. 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 421 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): $38,991
Typical debt at graduation: $13,076
Debt vs. one year's pay: 34%
Out-earn a HS grad: 54%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.4 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

$32,823

Men

$48,021

Men out-earn women by $15,198 (46%) 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: 43°F
Annual rain: 65.1″
Annual snow: 0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beaumont City, TX US station (3.6 mi from campus).

What Lamar Institute of Technology graduates study — and earn

Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

96 grads$43k 1 yr$111k 5 yr$16k debt

96$42,539$110,839$15,500 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

83 grads— 1 yr$41k 5 yr— debt

83—$40,608—Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

71 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

71———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

71 grads$44k 1 yr$58k 5 yr$15k debt

71$44,255$57,502$15,292 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

59 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

59———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

58 grads$28k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

58$28,420——Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

56 grads$54k 1 yr$112k 5 yr$11k debt

56$54,104$112,413$11,000 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

50 grads$72k 1 yr$82k 5 yr$15k debt

50$71,733$82,081$15,318 Biology, GeneralAssoc.

39 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

39———Fire ProtectionCert.

39 grads$56k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

39$55,778——Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCert.

34 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

34———Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCert.

33 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

33———

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.