Lamar Institute of Technology is a public technical school in Beaumont, Texas.

The bill was sponsored in the Texas Legislature by State Representative Jack Brooks and Senator W.R. Cousins, Jr. of Beaumont.ref>http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/memorial/70/70_2_Cousins_sr125.pdf [bare URL PDF] The institute began as the Division of Vocations within Lamar College.

In 1999, the school was renamed the Lamar Institute of Technology by the Texas Legislature.

The Board of Regents delegates the direction of affairs to the president, campus administrative officers, and faculty.

Lamar Institute of Technology offers more than 50 programs in allied health, business, industry, and public service and safety.