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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Graduates earn 507 degrees, certificates from Lamar State College-Orange

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About 35.9 percent of the 507 degrees and certificates handed out by Lamar State College-Orange in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Orange conferred 139 certificates and 43 associate's degrees in health professions and related programs.

But the single most popular program was for a certificate in licensed practical/vocational nurse training. Data shows the school gave out 98 certificates in licensed practical/vocational nurse training, followed by 80 certificates in general studies and 55 associate's degrees in chemical technology/technician.

The college enrolled 2,350 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramAssociates degreesCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training-9898
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse41-41
Dental Assisting/Assistant-2525
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)-1010
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant-66
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary2-2
Health Professions and Related Programs total4313918235.9
Chemical Technology/Technician5555110
Science Technologies/Technicians total555511021.7
General Studies-8080
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies27-27
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total278010721.1
Business/Commerce, General21-21
Business Administration and Management, General325
Customer Service Management-11
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total243275.3
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies13-13
Corrections-1010
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total1310234.5
Computer and Information Sciences, General61218
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total612183.6
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels17-17
Education total17-173.4
Instrumentation Technology/Technician8614
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total86142.8
Biology/Biological Sciences, General4-4
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total4-40.8
Rhetoric and Composition2-2
English Language and Literature/Letters total2-20.4
Sociology2-2
Social Sciences total2-20.4
Welding Technology/Welder-11
Precision Production total-110.2

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