Lamar State College–Port Arthur

Lamar State College Port Arthur
Former names	Port Arthur Business College, Port Arthur Collegiate Institute, Port Arthur College, Lamar University Center at Port Arthur, Lamar University-Port Arthur [1]
Type	Public community college
Established	1909 [1]
Founder	John W. Gates
Affiliation	Texas State University System
Chancellor	Brian McCall
President	Betty J. Reynard
Students	2,740 (Fall 2019) [2]
Address	1500 Procter Street, Port Arthur , Texas , 77640, U.S.; 29°52′41.8″N93°55′33.0″W / 29.878278°N 93.925833°W Coordinates: 29°52′41.8″N93°55′33.0″W / 29.878278°N 93.925833°W
Campus	Urban
Colors	Navy Blue and Columbia Blue [3] ;
Nickname	Seahawks [3]
Sporting affiliations	NJCAA Div. I
Sports	Men's basketball, women's softball
Mascot	Arthur [3]
Website	http://www.lamarpa.edu

Last updated August 25, 2020

Lamar State College Port Arthur is a public community college in Port Arthur, Texas. The college has 2,740 students as of the Fall 2019 semester. It is a member of the Texas State University System.

History

Lamar State College Port Arthur is a two-year institution located in Port Arthur, Texas. The school was founded in 1909 as Port Arthur College by John Warne Gates. Port Arthur College was a city-owned, nonprofit, vocational school specializing in business and electronics education, offering training in stenography, secretarial work, bookkeeping, accounting, and radio.

By 1925 the college owned a 15-acre campus. In 1933, radio station KPAC was established. In 1947 the school had 25 faculty members and an average annual enrollment of 800. A new $800,000 classroom-administration building was occupied in November 1967, and two new buildings were erected to house vocational programs in 1973 and 1974. The 1974-75 regular term enrollment was 409 students.

Port Arthur College joined Lamar University in 1975 and was designated as a component of the Lamar University System in 1983. It received degree-granting status from the Texas legislature in 1991 and was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1995 the school became part of the Texas State University System with the college renamed from Lamar University-Port Arthur to Lamar State College Port Arthur in 1999.

Academics

Lamar State College Port Arthur offers more than 40 degrees and certificates in technical and academic disciplines.

Campus

Lamar State College Port Arthur's campus is located near downtown Port Arthur on 40-plus acres. It features the Sheila McCarthy Umphrey Industrial Technology Center, the Carl Parker Multipurpose Center, and the Gates Memorial Library. The $5.9 million Performing Arts Center was completed in 2004 and the $2.1 million Student Success Center was completed in late 2011. The Umphrey Industrial Technology Center is the newest addition to the campus, built in 2017, provides a first-class learning space for the Process Technology, Instrumentation Technology, Drafting, and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning programs.

Several historic buildings are located on the campus, including the Gates Memorial Library, named for the college's founder, John W. Gates. The two-story Classical Revival building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. A major $2.1 million addition and renovation of the library was completed in 2004. The A.J.M. Vuylsteke home, the former residence of the Consul of the Netherlands, bears a Texas state historical marker, as does the Ruby Ruth Fuller Building, originally the city's First United Methodist Church.^[4]

Athletics

LSCPA sports teams are known as the Seahawks and their colors are Navy Blue and Columbia Blue. Sports teams include Men's Basketball and Women's Softball.

The college added athletics in 2004, playing as an independent two seasons before joining the Metro Athletic Conference as a Division II team for two seasons. The program became a Division I member of the National Junior College Athletic Association in 2006.

The men's basketball team advanced to the NJCAA National Championship Tournament under head coach Matt Cross during the 2010-11 season.

Men's Basketball All-Time Records
Season	Overall	Conference	Postseason	Affiliation	Head Coach
2004-05	0-15	N/A	N/A	Independent	Don Bryson
2005-06	4-20	N/A	N/A	Independent	Don Bryson
2006-07	6-23	2-9	1-1	Metro AC, D-III	Don Bryson
2007-08	13-14	6-5	0-1	Metro AC, D-III	Don Bryson
2008-09	9-19	2-7	N/A	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Jerre Cole
2009-10	20-11	10-9	0-1	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Matt Cross
2010-11	21-9	10-9	5-2	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Matt Cross
2011-12	23-9	15-5	1-1	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Matt Cross
2012-13	21-11	10-9	1-1	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Lance Madison
2013-14	25-7	14-5	1-1	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Lance Madison
2014-15	19-12	10-9	0-1	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Lance Madison
2015-16	22-10	13-6	1-1	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Lance Madison
2016-17	17-13	7-12	0-1	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Lance Madison
2017-18	15-17	7-12	1-1	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Lance Madison
2018-19	20-12	9-8	1-1	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Lance Madison
2019-20	15-17	8-11	1-1	NJCAA Region 14, D-I	Lance Madison

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References

1 2 "History". Lamar State College-Port Arthur. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
↑ "Enrollment". Texas State University System. Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
1 2 3 "History of Arthur the Seahawk and the LSC-PA Mascot". Lamar State College-Port Arthur. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
↑ "Ruby Ruth Fuller Building Image". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.

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[History-1] 1 2 "History". Lamar State College-Port Arthur. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[Enrollment-2] "Enrollment". Texas State University System. Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[Mascot-3] 1 2 3 "History of Arthur the Seahawk and the LSC-PA Mascot". Lamar State College-Port Arthur. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[4] "Ruby Ruth Fuller Building Image". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.

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Universities	Lamar University Sam Houston State University Sul Ross State University Texas State University
Community and technical colleges	Lamar Institute of Technology Lamar State College–Orange Lamar State College–Port Arthur
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