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• Jul20

  Tuition to drop again thanks to additional state funding

  If you needed another reason to earn a degree or certificate at Lamar State College Port Arthur, look no further. Thanks to Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan and former Speaker Dennis Bonnen, additional funding has been put in place to decrease the cost of tuition and fees at the three Lamar State College – Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College Orange and Lamar State College Port Arthur – by a combined 47 percent. Read More

• Jun16

  College officials monitoring storm in the Gulf

  Lamar State College Port Arthur is monitoring a storm system in the southern Gulf of Mexico with a chance for tropical development. Read More

• Jun09

  LSCPA, Region 5 host free TSI Prep Class

  Get a head start in getting ready for the Fall 2021 semester with a free TSI Fast Track Prep Class on July 12-16. Read More

• May26

  LSCPA gets back to face-to-face classes this Fall

  It’s time to get back to normal again. After more than a year of social distancing, hand sanitizing, and face masks in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lamar State College Port Arthur is moving back to a state of normalcy as the Fall 2021 semester nears. Read More

• May07

  LSCPA among first in nation to utilize user-friendly online interface

  Lamar State College Port Arthur is among the first colleges in the nation to offer Ellucian Experience, a cloud-based, user-friendly online interaction that gives students, faculty and staff the information they need right at their fingertips. Read More

• Apr20

  Kaileigh Courts takes top spot in 31st annual Citizen Bee

  Kaileigh Courts, a student at Vidor High School, will advance to state-level competition after winning the Southeast Texas Regional Citizen Bee, recently hosted by Lamar State College Port Arthur. The competition is in its 31st year of existence. Read More

• Apr20

  Autism not slowing Rafael Castro securing diploma, college degree

  Rafael Castro sometimes wonders what it would be like to not be autistic. “Being ‘normal’ like my sisters would be a good thing,” Castro said. “I always wanted to be like a prodigy, a child prodigy. One that makes inventions; always gets straight A’s and all of that.” Read More

• Apr19

  Dr. Yumi Shin wins national leadership award

  What did you do during the COVID-19 lockdown? For Dr. Yumi Shin, coordinator of reference and access services at Lamar State College Port Arthur, it was research, write reports and get recognized.Dr. Shin was recently named winner of the 2021 Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).

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• Apr19

  Espinoza earns nationwide Coca-Cola PTK scholarship

  Griselda Espinoza has already earned one degree from Lamar State College Port Arthur and is now working on a second one. It’s that dedication to her education that caught the eye of Coca-Cola Foundation and earned her a national scholarship.
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• Apr19

  Pandemic funding provides career training opportunity

  As the COVID-19 pandemic slowly grinds towards its inevitable end, the world of business and industry are cranking back to life. And, with that fact also comes the reality that a reinvigorated workforce is needed to get the country back moving forward quickly.
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