Educational Programs
Lamar State College Port Arthur offers several educational programs. The programs result in four types of degrees described as 1) an Associate of Arts Degree (AA), 2) Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS), 3) Certificate, or 4) an Advanced Technical Certificate (ATC).
Each degree is classified as an academic program or a technical program.
Academic and Technical Programs
| Educational Programs |
Associate of Arts Degree (AA) |
Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) |
Certificate |
Advanced Technical Certificate (ATC) |
| Allied Health Department |
|
|
|
|
| Emergency Medical Services Technician |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Substance Abuse Counselor |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
| Surgical Technology |
|
✓
|
|
|
| Upward Mobility LVN to ADN Nursing |
|
✓ |
|
|
| Medical Coding Specialist |
|
✓ |
|
|
| Medical Coding |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Medical Office Administration |
|
✓ |
|
|
| Medical Office Assistant |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Nurse Aide |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Patient Care Technician |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Pharmacy Technician |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Surgical Technology |
|
✓ |
|
|
| Vocational Nursing |
|
|
✓ |
|
Business and Industrial Technology Department
|
| Accounting |
|
✓ |
|
|
| Accounting Assistant |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Business Office Assistant |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Business Administration (may be completed online) |
✓ |
|
|
|
| Business Office Management |
|
✓ |
|
|
| Business Office Associate |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Computer Programmer |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Drafting Technology |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Instrumentation Technology |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Liquified Natural Gas Manufacturing (LNG) |
|
|
|
✓ |
| Machinist and Millwright* |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Process Technology |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Software Developer/Game Design |
|
✓ |
|
|
Creative Arts and Service Professions Department
|
| Audiovisual Production |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Barbering |
|
|
|
|
| Commercial Music: Performance |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Commercial Music: Audio Engineer |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Cosmetology Operator |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Culinary Arts & Hospitality |
|
✓ |
|
|
| Culinary Arts Foundation |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Culinary Arts Specialist |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Drama |
✓ |
Pending Closure Fall 2025 |
| Esthetician |
|
|
✓ |
|
| Graphic Design |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Legal Studies (Paralegal) |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Music |
✓ |
|
|
|
| Social Media and Digital Communication Management |
|
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Studio Art |
✓ |
|
|
|
| Teaching Art EC-12 |
✓ |
|
|
|
| Teaching Theatre Arts EC-12 |
✓ |
Pending closure Fall 2025
|
General Education and Developmental Studies Department
|
| Academic Studies (may be completed online) |
✓ |
|
|
|
| Criminal Justice |
✓ |
|
|
|
Health, Fitness, and Sports
|
| Kinesiology |
✓ |
|
|
|
| Teaching Physical Education EC-12 |
✓ |
|
|
|
* Beginning Fall of 2025