Lees-McRae College

Lees-McRae College is one of the forty-nine private, not-for-profit 4 year colleges in North Carolina. The campus is located in a rural area, in Banner Elk.

According to the NCES 2017 report, a total of 921 students attend the school. In the 2017 fall enrollment, 204 freshman students enrolled and about 131 returned for their sophomore year (which makes its freshman retention rate 64%). Every year 32% of graduating class graduates graduate from Lees-McRae College after 150% of time it takes to complete their studies. Lees Mcrae College's tuition for academic year 2017/2018 was $2400.

Lees-McRae College, founded in 1887, is a private not-for-profit institution of higher education located in Banner Elk. The campus is situated on a beautiful 125 acre parcel overlooking the North Carolina mountains and has been designated as an arboretum by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

In addition to its traditional undergraduate program Lees McRae offers graduate programs in nursing, educational leadership, business administration/MBA, and occupational therapy assistant studies. The college also hosts conferences such as the Appalachian Studies Conference and Civil War Symposium attracting scholars from around the world each year.The student body consists of 921 students with 204 freshmen enrolled for the 2017 fall semester. Approximately 131 students returned for their sophomore.

Lees-McRae College is a private, not-for-profit 4 year college located in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Lees-McRae College offers both undergraduate and graduate programs to students from 49 states and 81 countries around the world. The school's goal is to provide quality education with an emphasis on developing skills for life outside of campus as well as inside the classroom.

Lees-McRae College teams up with over 500 employers each year to offer internships and job fairs on campus during our Career Development Weekends.

Location: United States, North Carolina