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Colleges in and near Taylor Landing

Lamar State College-Port Arthur is 12.2 miles from Taylor Landing

No college sits inside Taylor Landing’s boundary, but Lamar State College-Port Arthur’s campus in Port Arthur, with 3,199 students on campus, is 12.2 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Taylor Landing’s residents are enrolled in college, below Texas (6%).

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 Taylor Landing. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
3
13,894 students on campus
Nearest college
12.2 mi
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Residents in college
2%
Below TX (6%)
Nearest community college
12.2 mi
Lamar State College-Port Arthur · $1,770 tuition
Nearest public university
54.6 mi
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Median household income
$134K
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What stands out about college from Taylor Landing

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

A community college 12.2 miles awayLamar State College-Port Arthur has 3,199 students on campus in Port Arthur, 45% of whom graduate within three years.Students are 2% of residentsBelow Texas (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Taylor Landing

All 3 are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Taylor Landing.

5 mi10 mi15 miLamar UniversityLamar Institute of TechnologyLamar State College-Port ArthurTaylor Landing
University or collegeCommunity college
Lamar State College-Port ArthurCommunity college · Public · 3,199 on campus · 12.2 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 · 12.7 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 · 12.9 mi · Beaumont$14knet price31%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $2,844 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 Over $110k, where Taylor Landing’s median household income ($134,063) falls.

Lamar State College-Port Arthur12.2 mi · Port Arthur · sticker $10,754 · tuition $1,770$9,346a year
Lamar University12.7 mi · Beaumont · mostly online · sticker $22,254$16,292a year
Lamar Institute of Technology12.9 mi · Beaumont · sticker $19,245 · tuition $2,844$18,932a 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 Technology
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

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 Taylor Landing

Is Taylor Landing a college town?

No. About 2 of every 100 Taylor Landing residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, Lamar State College-Port Arthur, is 12.2 miles away in Port Arthur.

What colleges are near Taylor Landing?

Within 15 miles: Lamar State College-Port Arthur (12.2 miles, 3,199 students on campus), Lamar University (12.7 miles, 6,879) and Lamar Institute of Technology (12.9 miles, 3,816).

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

Lamar State College-Port Arthur in Port Arthur, 12.2 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 Taylor Landing. 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 →