Lamar State College-Port Arthur
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Former names
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Port Arthur Business College, Port Arthur Collegiate Institute, Port Arthur College, Lamar University Center at Port Arthur, Lamar University-Port Arthur |
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| Type | State-operated community college |
| Established | 1909 |
| Affiliation | Texas State University System |
| Chancellor | Brian McCall |
| President | Betty J. Reynard |
| Students | 1,802 (Fall 2015) |
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1500 Procter St., Port Arthur, Texas, 77640, U.S. 29°52′41.8″N 93°55′33.0″W / 29.878278°N 93.925833°WCoordinates: 29°52′41.8″N 93°55′33.0″W / 29.878278°N 93.925833°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Navy Blue and Columbia Blue |
| Nickname | Seahawks |
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Sporting affiliations
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Southwest JCC, NJCAA Div. I |
| Sports | Men's basketball, women's softball, cheerleading |
| Mascot | Arthur |
| Website | http://www.lamarpa.edu |
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Lamar State College–Port Arthur is a community college located in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. The college has 1,802 students.
The historical origins of LSC-PA date back to 1909 when John W. Gates, the founder of what would become Texaco organized the Port Arthur Business College. Initially a private institution, the college became affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1911 and was renamed to the Port Arthur Collegiate Institute. After further name changes the college merged with Lamar University in 1974 and became the Lamar University Extension Center at Port Arthur. In two years, the school was once again renamed to Lamar University at Port Arthur. In 1985, the Texas Senate passed a bill to grant the institution more autonomy, but it would take ten years for the campus to be granted recognition as a constituent school of the Texas State University System. With this recognition, the school was designated as Lamar State College–Port Arthur.
Lamar State College–Port Arthur is a Member of The Texas State University System. The two-year institution offers freshman and sophomore level courses in about 50 academic and technical fields of study. Students who complete academic core curriculum courses at the college can transfer those credits to a public four-year institution in Texas. Lamar State's campus is located on 40 acres of property with 24 buildings, including the Carl Parker Multipurpose Center, the Gates Memorial Library and the Small Business Development Center. The college also operates the Museum of the Gulf Coast along with the City of Port Arthur and Port Arthur Historical Society. The $5.9 million Performing Arts Center, which houses a 400-seat theater, a "black box" theater, musical rehearsal rooms, an art studio, a recording studio, classrooms, rehearsal rooms and faculty offices was completed in 2004. The latest addition to the campus is the $2.1 million Student Success Center, a 7,500 sq. ft. building completed in late 2011. The college's Department of Music oversees associate degree programs in music, commercial music - studio musician performance, sound engineering technology, plus one-year certificates in sound engineering technology and live sound/sound reinforcement. Lamar State students can join a wide variety of student organizations.
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