Lamar University

Lamar University, which is based in Beaumont, Texas, is a public institution that serves as an educational institute. Established in 1923, it includes subsidiaries such as the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum and Lamar University College of Engineering. The university is part of the Texas State University System and is affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Texas State University System, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and National Athletic Association.

The institution has been known under various official names, including Lamar State College of Technology, South Park Junior College, and Lamar College. It operates in the industries of education, higher education, and as a university.

Lamar University has received accreditations from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, American Chemical Society, Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET, and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

The motto of the university is "Living the Legacy, Inventing the Future", and it has been credited with having assigned a total of two patents.