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Lamar Community College

Lamar, Colorado·Public, 2-year·Rocky Mountains·lamarcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
—
Total enrollment
690
peer median 1,550
Avg net price
$9,161
-$2.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
55%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

11.3pp gap
Pell recipients
60%49 of 81
Non-Pell (all)
49%38 of 78
Subsidized loan, no Pell
64%7 of 11
No Federal Aid
46%31 of 67

Pell recipients here graduate at a 11.3-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 37 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
37
Passing
1
2.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.7%
+2.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

37programs
  • Passing1 · 2.7%
  • No Data35 · 94.6%
  • Failing1 · 2.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
35

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-6.0%
$36,841 vs $39,174
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+91.7%
$75,092 vs $39,174

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$8,400 debt · $36,841 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$15,466 debt · $75,092 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1976Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Nov 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Mar 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,513
$30–48k$8,163
$48–75k$10,137
$75–110k$12,389
$110k+$17,711

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,161
-$2,042vs Community College median $11,203
Federal loans
8.6%
In-state tuition
$4,550
Out-of-state
$7,260

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 245 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $269K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
245
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,259,664 total
Direct Loans
$269K
75 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$107K
34 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$115K
36 loan awards
Parent PLUS$48K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 157 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (6.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.3%
+4.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
157
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.6%
2017
21.7%
2018
14.4%
2019
6.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Lamar Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs38
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

105 total completions
01Liberal Arts
5552.4%
02Agriculture
1918.1%
03Health Professions
1413.3%
04Business
76.7%
05Education
43.8%
06Construction Trades
32.9%
07Psychology
21.9%
08Science Technologies
11.0%
09Engineering Tech
00.0%
10Security/Protective
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
690
12-mo unduplicated
818
Undergraduate
818
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%353
Women
57%465

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
46.0%
White
35.8%
Non-resident
8.0%
Black
4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.3%
Two or more
2.3%
Unknown
1.0%
Asian
0.8%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
172
93 M · 79 W
Women athletes
45.9%
Athletic aid
$764K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$383K
$381K
Recruiting expense
$22K
$18K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
28 M · 26 W
$389K
Baseball
38 M · —
$380K
Basketball
16 M · 17 W
$493K
Softball
— · 15 W
$200K
Volleyball
— · 15 W
$169K
Rodeo
6 M · 6 W
$202K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.41
1 offenses · 711 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.41Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
1
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs110
Liquor026

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
23

Lamar Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Lamar Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLamar Community College
55%—690$9,161Community College
Colorado Northwestern Community College
——1,271$12,131Community College
Northeastern Junior College
——1,684$13,801Community College
Trinidad State College
——1,613$10,772Community College
Northwest College
——1,486$7,463Community College
Central Wyoming College
——2,205$11,634Community College
Peer group median55%—1,550$11,203

Institutions like Lamar Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Lamar Community College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Lamar Community College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Chad DeBono
    Vice President of Administrative Services/Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Set

Lamar Community College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
100.0%
Accessible
Yield
43.3%
of admitted students enroll
Total enrollment
791
791 UG · 0 grad
First-year retention
49%
Student–faculty ratio
21 to 1
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
455
Admitted
455
Enrolled
197

455 applied → 455 admitted (100.0%) → 197 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
100.0%

Accessible — 100.0% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
men100.0%
women100.0%

Admit rate varies by gender.

What matters in admission

C7
Considered1
religious affiliation/commitment
Not Considered18
rigor of secondary school recordclass rankacademic GPAstandardized test scoresapplication Essayrecommendationsinterviewextracurricular activitiestalent/abilitycharacter/personal qualitiesfirst generationalumni/ae relationgeographical residencestate residencyracial/ethnic statusvolunteer workwork experiencelevel of applicant’s interest

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$12,690
Tuition
$5,61644%
Fees
$4323%
Books
$1,80014%
Other
$4,84238%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $12,690 (2017-2018).

03

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students45
10-19 students40
20-29 students32
30-39 students2
40-49 students0
50-99 students0
100+ students0

71% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
21 to 1
Women faculty
61%

Key faculty indicators.

04

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White, non-Hispanic60.8%
Hispanic/Latino22.8%
Nonresident aliens5.6%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic5.1%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic2.7%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown2.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic0.9%
Asian, non-Hispanic0.1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic0.1%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
44
Share
6%

6% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

05

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
124
Admitted
124
Enrolled
42

124 transfer applicants → 124 admitted (100.0%) → 42 enrolled

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Lamar Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lamar Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Lamar Community College?

Lamar Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Lamar Community College?

Lamar Community College reports a total enrollment of 690 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Lamar Community College?

The average net price at Lamar Community College is $9,161 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Lamar Community College located?

Lamar Community College is located in Lamar, Colorado 81052-3999.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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