Lamar Institute of Technology Overview

Lamar Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. Beaumont is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Lamar Institute of Technology Known For?

• Students at Lamar Institute of Technology have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Lamar Institute of Technology.
• In <nil>, 37% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Lamar Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree make about $42,646 a year. That's 5% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Lamar Institute of Technology?

Contact details for Lamar Institute of Technology are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	855 E Lavaca, Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone:	409-880-8321
Website:	www.lit.edu

How Do I Get Into Lamar Institute of Technology?

You can apply to Lamar Institute of Technology online at: https://www.applytexas.org/

Lamar Institute of Technology has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Lamar Institute of Technology?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lamar Institute of Technology, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $6,313 a year. That adds up to $25,252 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lamar Institute of Technology is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lamar Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,487 undergraduate students at Lamar Institute of Technology, with 1,387 being full-time and 3,100 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,387 full-time undergraduates at Lamar Institute of Technology, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lamar Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	55
Black or African American	378
Hispanic or Latino	284
White	648
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Online Learning at Lamar Institute of Technology

In 2020-2021, 2,436 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lamar Institute of Technology has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 71st most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Lamar Institute of Technology

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lamar Institute of Technology was 69.5%. This is the #534 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lamar Institute of Technology regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.