Lone Star College System

LSC is a public, accredited community college in The Woodlands, Texas. It is considered a large institution with 49,000 undergraduate students enrolled in its programs. LSC offers traditional and online degrees and certificate programs. The community college has a small class size, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 21:1. 

Yes, LSC has both traditional and online associate degree programs. All online programs at LSC are delivered fully online. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), regarding distance education, 43% of students are solely enrolled in online courses. 

LSC is registered as a two-year institution. Two-year colleges may offer associate degrees, certificate programs, and diplomas. This school's online associate degree programs are delivered asynchronously and synchronously on their learning management system (LMS). These online formats give online students more flexibility to complete courses independently.

Some consider LSC a good school because it is accredited. Colleges and universities with accreditation meet the requirements to deliver and award undergraduate and graduate degrees. LSC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctorate degrees, and certificates. 

At OnlineU, we only include accredited online colleges and universities on our site. 

TechConnect Program

LSC’s TechConnect Program provides technology to enrolled students. With this program, students can check out free computers and software for their online courses. 

Veteran-Friendly

LSC offers academic services to veterans. The community college accepts Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and pairs students with an academic and veterans services advisor to help them navigate the college experience.

Transfer Services

LSC assists students in transferring to and from their institution. The community college offers transfer advising and official transfer degree maps students can use to determine what classes they need to take to transfer to four-year universities. 

At LSC, these two undergraduate degrees provide the highest median earnings for graduates, according to federal data from College Scorecard:

(1) Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research, and clinical nursing at $75,500 

(2) Allied diagnostic, intervention, and treatment professions at $61,800

Similar online associate degrees to these fields of study are an Associate of Science and an Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology. 

LSC’s highest salary scores are within these fields of study: 

(1) Business/commerce at $33,800

(2) Liberal arts and science, general studies and humanities at $26,100

(3) Business administration, management, and operations at $31,700

OnlineU’s proprietary Salary Score ranks colleges by how much their alums earn compared to graduates across the country with the same degree. 

LSC’s acceptance rate is 100%. A 100% acceptance rate means this community college has an open admissions policy, and every student who applies is accepted. 

Students should have a minimum GPA of 2.5 from high school or college when applying to LSC. The average entrance exam test scores, like the SAT and ACT, is unknown for students admitted into LSC. 

The basic entrance requirements for LSC require students to be at least 17 years old and in satisfactory academic standing at other colleges they may have attended. To be admitted to LSC, applicants must complete an online application. 

Listed below is a checklist for applying to one of LSC’s online degree programs:

• Submit an online application through Apply Texas.
• Complete Pre-Assessment Activity and Placement Testing.
• Submit high school and/or college transcripts to LSC.
• Freshman or first-time students must complete New Student Orientation before enrolling in classes.