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School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.
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Campus Location275 College Drive Banner Elk, NC 28604-0128 USA Main Tel: 82889852410 Web Site The campus is in a rural area. |
HighlightsWhere the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
- Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, education and teaching, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
- Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
Other important characteristics: - Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
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| Bachelor | 211 | 26 |
StudentsStudent enrollment was 882 in 2007-2008 (854 full-time equivalent). . Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 20,500 | | Room and board | $ 7,000 | | Books and supplies | $ 900 | | Other | $ 3,145 |
Financial Aid: Lees McRae participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2008-2009): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| Without tenure; tenure not available | | 54 |
Housing and MealsLees McRae provides on-campus housing for 592 of its 854 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.
AthleticsThe school is in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference for major sports. The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 79 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 67 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .
Admissions (2008-2009)
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 420-520 | | Math | 430-530 | | Writing | 420-520 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (7 awarded) - Business Administration and Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded) - Forest Sciences and Biology
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
DESIGN (5 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (85 awarded) - Drama and Dance Teacher Education
- Elementary Education and Teaching
LIBERAL ARTS (7 awarded) - English Language and Literature
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- International/Global Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Sociology
MATHEMATICS (2 awarded) MEDIA (0 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
MEDICINE (10 awarded) - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
- Pre-Veterinary Studies
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (15 awarded) - Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded) - Athletic Training/Trainer
- Health and Physical Education
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded) - Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (5 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (38 awarded) THERAPY AND COUNSELING (5 awarded)
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