About
Lamar State College–Orange is a public community college in Orange, Texas. It serves approximately 3,600 students and is a member of the Texas State University System.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Of 44 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 42 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 4.5%
- No Data42 · 95.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 37
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 902 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $2.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 306 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Lamar State College-Orange
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Lamar State College-Orange vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Lamar State College-Orange selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 State College-Orange | 37% | — | 3,629 | $1,655 | Community College |
| — | — | 2,405 | $8,412 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,324 | $5,880 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,687 | $4,868 | Community College | |
| — | — | 31,812 | $12,143 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,082 | $3,645 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 37% | — | 3,017 | $5,374 |
Institutions like Lamar State College-Orange
Explore the federal data for institutions in Lamar State College-Orange's comparison group.
- Community CollegeTexas
Galveston College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,405Net price$8,412View data - Community CollegeTexas
Grayson College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,324Net price$5,880View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,687Net price$4,868View data - Community CollegeTexas
San Jacinto Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31,812Net price$12,143View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,082Net price$3,645View data
Lamar State College-Orange Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides information about the Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Lamar State College Orange, including contact details for Nathan Campos, the Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness. It highlights data resources such as the LSCO Enrollment Explorer and enrollment trend data dashboards.
Visit IR office page- Nathan CamposDirector of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
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