Lamar Community College
Lamar Community College at a Glance
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About Lamar Community College
According to Wikipedia, Lamar Community College is a public community college in Lamar, Colorado. It was founded in 1937. In Fall 2022, the college's enrollment was 668, making LCC the smallest member of the Colorado Community College System.
Lamar Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 56% | 44% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Lamar Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,700 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Lamar Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Lamar Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $42,998 a year, and 81% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Lamar Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 848 | 848 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Lamar Community College?
Lamar Community College is located at 2401 S Main St, Lamar, CO 81052-3999.
How Safe is Lamar Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Lamar Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Lamar Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.14%. Lamar has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.52%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Lamar Community College Known For?
Lamar Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Lamar Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Lamar Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Lamar Community College ranks #1857 in the U.S. and #7493 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesLamar Community College ranks #2497 in the U.S. and #8237 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesLamar Community College ranks #2743 in the U.S. and #10091 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesLamar Community College ranks #3360 in the U.S. and #12079 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesLamar Community College ranks #3405 in the U.S. and #12437 worldwide for influence in Business.
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