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Lees-McRae College

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Campus Location

275 College Drive
Banner Elk, NC 28604-0128
USA
Main Tel: 82889852410
Web Site

The campus is in a rural area.

Lees-McRae College Highlights

Where Lees-McRae College 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 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor18126

Lees McRae Students

The student enrollment at Lees McRae was 882 in 2007 (870 full-time equivalent).

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Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 19,500
Room and board$ 6,500
Books and supplies$ 900
Other$ 2,853

Financial Aid: Lees McRae participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  52

Housing and Meals

Lees McRae provides on-campus housing for 592 of its 870 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Lees McRae Athletics

Lees McRae is in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference for major sports.

Lees McRae 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) .

Lees McRae Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
All73%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal430-530
Math440-550

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DESIGN (0 awarded)

  • Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (85 awarded)

  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International/Global Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (6 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (11 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (14 awarded)

  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (15 awarded)

  • Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (4 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Lees McRae with government-defined occupation categories.)

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