Lamar Patch College Orangish Celebrates 50Th Anniversary

The Orange Leader of Orange, TX published, "Future is vivid Orange: Lamar celebrates fifty years," past times Dawn Burleigh this past times week. Burleigh reported on a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment in addition to included a brief summary of an historical sketch provided at the reception past times Interim-Dean of Student Services Patty Collins. 

What is directly Lamar State College Orange start offered classes inwards 1969 equally an extension oculus of Lamar State College of Technology. 

 Lamar State College of Technology became Lamar University inwards 1971 in addition to the Orange extension oculus was approved to offering a two-year academic program. 

The get upwardly changed to Lamar University-Orange inwards 1983 in addition to the establishment was authorized to grant degrees inwards 1991. LU-O, along alongside sis institutions inwards Port Arthur in addition to Beaumont, in addition to hence became business office of the Texas University System inwards 1995. The establishment was renamed equally Lamar State College Orange inwards 1999.

You tin go watch the college website for an historical sketch in addition to a timeline of primal events inwards the life of the institution.

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