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Colleges in and near Groves

Lamar State College-Port Arthur is 4.6 miles from Groves

No college sits inside Groves’ boundary, but Lamar State College-Port Arthur’s campus in Port Arthur, with 3,199 students on campus, is 4.6 miles from the center of town. About 3% of Groves’ residents are enrolled in college, below Texas (6%).

Lamar State College-Port Arthur

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Groves. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
4
16,132 students on campus
Nearest college
4.6 mi
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Residents in college
3%
Below TX (6%)
Nearest community college
4.6 mi
Lamar State College-Port Arthur · $1,770 tuition
Nearest public university
67.7 mi
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Median household income
$74K
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What stands out about college from Groves

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 4.6 miles awayLamar State College-Port Arthur has 3,199 students on campus in Port Arthur, 45% of whom graduate within three years.Students are 3% of residentsBelow Texas (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Groves

All 4 are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Groves.

5 mi10 mi15 miLamar UniversityLamar State College-Port ArthurGroves
University or collegeCommunity college
Lamar State College-Port ArthurCommunity college · Public · 3,199 on campus · 4.6 mi · Port Arthur$3knet price45%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $1,770 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Lamar UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 6,879 on campus · 11.5 mi · Beaumont · mostly online86%admitted$9knet price37%graduate$50kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Lamar Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Public · 3,816 on campus · 11.9 mi · Beaumont$14knet price31%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $2,844 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Lamar State College-OrangeCommunity college · Public · 2,238 on campus · 15 mi · Orange$2knet price37%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $3,540 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Groves’ median household income ($73,710) falls.

Lamar State College-Orange15 mi · Orange · sticker $7,264 · tuition $3,540$1,836a year
Lamar State College-Port Arthur4.6 mi · Port Arthur · sticker $10,754 · tuition $1,770$3,959a year
Lamar University11.5 mi · Beaumont · mostly online · sticker $22,254$8,545a year
Lamar Institute of Technology11.9 mi · Beaumont · sticker $19,245 · tuition $2,844$15,622a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Lamar State College-Port ArthurLamar UniversityLamar Institute of TechnologyLamar State College-Orange
Lamar University37% graduate$50k earnings$21k typical debt
Lamar Institute of Technology31% graduate$39k earnings$13k typical debt
Lamar State College-Port Arthur45% graduate$37k earnings$13k typical debt
Lamar State College-Orange37% graduate$37k earnings$11k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Questions about college near Groves

Is Groves a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Groves residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, Lamar State College-Port Arthur, is 4.6 miles away in Port Arthur.

What colleges are near Groves?

Within 15 miles: Lamar State College-Port Arthur (4.6 miles, 3,199 students on campus), Lamar University (11.5 miles, 6,879), Lamar Institute of Technology (11.9 miles, 3,816) and Lamar State College-Orange (15 miles, 2,238).

What is the closest community college to Groves, and what does it cost?

Lamar State College-Port Arthur in Port Arthur, 4.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,770 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $2,846, counts housing and food at full cost.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Groves. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →