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Community college · Public

Lamar Community College

Lamar, CO70 online only

Lamar Community College is a public community college in Lamar, CO, with about 641 students on campus.

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Students on campus
641
plus 70 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,161
tuition and fees $4,550; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
55%
lower than at 63% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$38,719
lower than at 57% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Lamar Community College, in brief

Lower-income students graduate as often as everyone else

60% of students with Pell grants finish, more than the 55% rate overall. At most colleges they trail by several points. 29% of undergraduates here get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Rent in Lamar is below the state median

Median rent in Lamar is $858 a month, 51% below the state median. Living in Lamar ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Lamar Community College. Nearby ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $8,750, about $93 a month over ten years. That’s 3.5% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
55%
within 3 years · Pell students 60%
Come back for year two
56%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$38,719
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$8,750
about $93 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$93 a month against about $2,651 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

38%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 36% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$36k
Middle income$30–75k
$40k
Higher incomeover $75k
$49k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Lamar Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Lamar Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $20,044 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $7,260

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,550Room & board $9,324Books & supplies $1,460Other costs $4,710

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,161.

Tuition and fees are $4,550 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$10,137

About $20,274 over 2 years · 49% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 29%Health professions 24%Agriculture 21%Culinary & personal services 11%Business 5%Construction trades 3%Everything else 7%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities71 graduates a year · typical debt $7,892
$37k4 yrs out
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services18 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing16 graduates a year
$75k4 yrs out
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services5 graduates a year
—not reported
Construction Trades, General5 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Business and Management3 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations1 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services1 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

400 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 36%Hispanic 46%Black 4%Asian 1%Two or more 2%International 8%

Women and men

Women 56%Men 44%
16 : 1
students per teacher
29%
get Pell grants (lower income)
9%
take federal loans
12%
undergrads 25 or older
26%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Lamar

6% of Lamar’s 7,588 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Lamar pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.