Editing Jefferson County, Texas (section)

== Education ==
{{see also|Lamar University|Lamar State College–Port Arthur}}
School districts:<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48245_jefferson/DC20SD_C48245.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=2024-09-10}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48245_jefferson/DC20SD_C48245_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Beaumont Independent School District]]<!--No CC-->
* [[Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District]]
* [[Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District]]<!--No CC-->
* [[Nederland Independent School District]]<!--No CC-->
* [[Port Arthur Independent School District]]<!--No CC-->
* [[Port Neches–Groves Independent School District]]<!--No CC-->
* [[Sabine Pass Independent School District]]

Hamshire-Fannett and Sabine Pass ISDs are assigned to [[Galveston College]] in [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.179. GALVESTON COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref> Legislation does not specify a community college for the remainder of the county.

Beaumont is home to [[Lamar University]], a public research university with an enrollment of 14,889 students as of the fall 2014 semester; it offers 96 undergraduate, 50 master's, and eight doctoral degree programs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lamar University|url=http://www.tsus.edu/institutions/lu.html|publisher=Texas State University System|access-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref>  Port Arthur is home to [[Lamar State College–Port Arthur]], offering two-year degrees and one-year certifications, including 34 associate degrees and 24 technical programs. Fall 2014 enrollment totaled 2,075 students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lamar State College-Port Arthur|url=http://www.tsus.edu/institutions/lsc-pa.html|publisher=Texas State University System|access-date=January 15, 2015|archive-date=February 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206072922/http://www.tsus.edu/institutions/lsc-pa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>