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Lamar Community College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
14% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Lamar Community College Ranked?

#1,851 Best Colleges in Nation
#32 Best Colleges in CO
Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

LCC is ranked #1,851 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 33 colleges in Colorado, LCC is ranked at #32.

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Is It Hard to Get Into LCC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Lamar Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

Learn more about Lamar Community College admissions.

Lamar Community College Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
50% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Lamar Community College is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lamar Community College is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  50 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Lamar Community College

58% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Lamar Community College this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  58 out of 100
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Lamar Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

374 Full-Time Undergraduates
41.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 723 undergraduates at LCC with 374 being full-time and 349 being part-time.

How Much Does Lamar Community College Cost?

$9,411 Net Price
31% Take Out Loans
$19,888 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of LCC is $9,411. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for LCC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,754 $7,731 $10,685 $15,608 $15,909

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At LCC, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $4,972 a year. That adds up to $19,888 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LCC is 14.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do LCC Graduates Make?

$33,635 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from LCC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $33,635 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 21% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Lamar Community College make the most money.

Location of Lamar Community College

Colorado State
374 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Lamar Community College is a public institution located in Lamar, Colorado. Lamar is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for LCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2401 S Main St, Lamar, CO 81052-3999
Phone: 719-336-2248
Website: https://www.lamarcc.edu/

Lamar Community College Majors

8 Majors With Completions
123 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Lamar Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at LCC

19% Take At Least One Class Online
9% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 135 students took at least one online class at Lamar Community College. This is a decrease from the 155 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 135 61
2019-2020 155 69
2018-2019 124 62
2017-2018 79 38
2016-2017 107 44

Learn more about online learning at Lamar Community College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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