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Is Lamar Community College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Lamar Community, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Lamar Community sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $38,719 helps, but median debt of $8,750 plus yearly net price of $9,161 creates a tighter path. For context, Lamar Community's net price runs about 50% above the typical 2-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$11,354
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $3,799 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $15,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$9,161
Median earnings 10 years out
$38,719
Median debt at graduation
$8,750
Graduation rate
48%
At Lamar Community, a typical graduate carries about $8,750 in student debt and earns roughly $38,719 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $99 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Lamar Community is a two year school in Lamar, CO. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Worth-It Score: 63/100
Median net price: $9,266
2-year
Red Rocks Community
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $9,044
2-year
Community College of Denver
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $9,450
2-year
Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO
Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $8,656
2-year
Trinidad State
Trinidad, CO
Worth-It Score: 67/100
Median net price: $10,772
Common questions about Lamar Community
The median net price at Lamar Community is $9,161 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →