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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2017-2018 Catalog
University-Port Arthur
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Senate Bill 620 created the Lamar University
System. Lamar University-Port Arthur thus
became a component institution of that system
on Aug. 29, 1983.
In 1985, two bills affected the school:
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Senate Bill 578 in 1985 provided that Lamar
University-Port Arthur be a beneficiary
institution and receive money from the Higher
Education Assistance Fund.
The General Appropriations Act of 1985
directed that a formula be developed by the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to
provide operational funding to Lamar
University-Port Arthur on the same basis as
other state-supported institutions of higher
education.
Senate Bill 78 in 1989 removed restrictions imposed
by earlier legislation on the acquisition of real estate
and the construction of facilities on campus.
Senate Bill 843 in 1991 clarified the degree-granting
authority by allowing Lamar University-Port
Arthur to issue associate degrees in its own name.
On Sept. 1, 1995, the Texas Legislature dissolved
the Lamar University System, and Lamar
University-Port Arthur and its three sister
institutions, Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar
Vision and Mission
University, and Lamar State College-Orange joined
The Texas State University System, which is
headquartered in Austin and also includes Sam
Houston State University, Texas State University
and Sul Ross State University.
House Bill 1997, signed June 1999, changed the
name of the school to Lamar State College-Port
Arthur.
Location
Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) is a two-
year, state-supported institution located in Port
Arthur, an industrial and cultural center of
southeast Texas. The College offers freshman and
sophomore level work in numerous academic and
technical disciplines. The campus is located near
downtown Port Arthur and sits adjacent and
parallel to the Intercoastal Canal.
Port Arthur has modern public schools, churches,
shopping districts and recreation areas serving a
community of approximately 60,000 persons.
Principal industries in the area are oil refining,
chemical production, shipping and shipbuilding.
The metropolitan area, known as the Golden
Triangle, includes Port Arthur and the cities of
Beaumont, Bridge City, Groves, Orange, Port
Neches, Nederland and Vidor, all of which are
located within 25 miles of Port Arthur and form the
heart of the upper Texas Gulf Coast.
• Lamar State College Port Arthur strives to enhance
lives by expanding opportunities through quality
education. Provide opportunities to acquire information
literacy skills, common to all disciplines.
• Provide instruction and/or support services to
improve the potential for employment and/or
occupational advancement.
Mission • Provide students with personal attention in a
broad range of student service activities,
educational support services for instructional
programs, and provide responsible oversight of
the College’s physical and financial resources
Goals • Enhance institutional advancement efforts
targeted toward the needs of local communities,
economic
development
and
community
partnerships, and provide cultural enrichment
opportunities, both on and off campus.
Vision
Lamar State College Port Arthur provides learning
experiences that prepare students to continue their
education or enter the workforce.
• Provide educational opportunities flexible in
scheduling, location, delivery method and
content.
• Offer freshman and sophomore general
education/core curriculum courses, which will
transfer to traditional baccalaureate degree
programs.
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