Workforce Training and Continuing Education
Contact: Dr. Ben Stafford
Title: Vice President for Workforce and Continuing Education
Office: Madison Monroe Education Bldg., Office 121A
Email: workforce@lamarpa.edu
Phone: 409-984-6354; 984-6230
Workforce Training
Maintaining a talented and productive workforce in a growing local economy requires a commitment to employee development. LSCPA meets the training needs of your business by partnering with you to tailor a custom learning curriculum that can be delivered on site or on campus to employees.
Our goal is to provide quality training that is current, convenient, and highly effective.
Commercial Driving Academy
Lamar State College Port Arthur offers our regions largest commercial driving academy and our area's only third party commercial driver examination facility. The College offers two levels of training throughout the year.
Class A CDL
Students in Class A CDL will complete 300 hours of training in -
CVOP 1013 Professional Driver 1 196 Hrs.
CVOP 1040 Professional Driver 2 124 Hrs.
CVOP 1001 CDL Driving Skills 80 Hrs.
Class B CDL
Students in Class B CDL will complete 220 hours of training in -
CVOP 1013 Professional Driver 1 96 Hrs.
CVOP 1040 Professional Driver 2 60 Hrs.
CVOP 1001 CDL Driving Skills 64 Hrs.
Custom designed private classes are available for local companies on request.
Continuing Education
Lamar State College Port Arthur recognizes that providing lifelong learning opportunities is an integral part of its primary mission of teaching and community service. Continuing Education courses and programs are an extension of the traditional college learning process, available to community residents in appropriate subject areas where there is sufficient interest.
Noncredit and continuing education courses are generally open to anyone who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, with provision for enrolling younger students under certain conditions.
Courses may be offered where there are qualified instructors, suitable facilities on or off campus, and sufficient demand. Various instructional methods and techniques are used to accomplish the objectives of the courses, including lecture, laboratory practice, seminars, workshops, conferences, and presentation via the Internet.
The College welcomes suggestions and requests for non-credit courses.
Examples of Courses Offered
- Central Sterilization Technician
- Commercial Driver’s License, Class A & B
- Intermediate Welding Training
- Leadership Training
- Medication Aide
- Microsoft Office™
- Nurse Aide
- Professional development for licensed individuals
- Quickbooks™
- Safety Training (OSH10, OSH30)
- Sound Engineering
Funds for Training
Lamar State College Port Arthur works closely with the Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Veteran’s Administration to provide funds for training. The Financial Aid Department also assists students to find all eligible funding.
The Vice President of Workforce Training and Continuing Education works with local businesses to determine if they are eligible to apply for training funds from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). TWC grant programs for training include the Skills for Small Business grant and the Skills Development Fund.
The TWC Skills for Small Business funds are for employers with fewer than one hundred employees.
The TWC Skills Development Fund is designed to provide training customized to meet the employer's needs.
For additional information about training opportunities, see the Workforce Training and Continuing Education website at www.lamarpa.edu or contact the Vice President of Workforce Training and Continuing Education.