Graduate Programs at Lake Erie College

Graduate School Overview

Lake Erie College (referred to as LEC) is a Private, 4 years school located in Painesville, OH.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current).

LEC Directory Information
School Name	Lake Erie College (LEC)
Address	391 W Washington St, Painesville, OH 44077-3389
Phone	440-375-7000
Web	https://www.lec.edu
Online Application	https://leo.lec.edu/ICS/Admissions
Financial Info	https://www.lec.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of LEC is $13,535 in average. The school has 168 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 906 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 39 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,535
Student Population	168
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	39 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at LEC is $13,535 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $701.

LEC offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$12,618
Required Fees	$918
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$701

LEC offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Lake Erie College is $13,535. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.01% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,646	$918
2019-2020	$12,006	$918
2020-2021	$11,412	$918
2021-2022	$12,384	$918
2022-2023	$12,618	$918
2023-2024	$12,588	$947

The graduate school tuition & fees of LEC is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Ohio. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Ohio graduate tuition is $23,346 (public) / $17,979 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Lake Erie College	$13,535
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Ohio Graduate Schools	$15,443	$19,251
Public	$13,028	$23,346
Private	$17,979

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,372 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at LEC.

On-campus living costs are increased by 9.13% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,300. Off-campus living costs are increased by 14.66% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,908	$2,960	$15,180	$4,268
2019-2020	$10,208	$2,960	$15,180	$4,268
2020-2021	$10,160	$2,960	$15,180	$4,268
2021-2022	$10,714	$2,960	$15,180	$4,268
2022-2023	$10,842	$2,960	$15,180	$4,268
2023-2024	$11,592	$3,470	$17,520	$4,780

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $701 at Lake Erie College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$647
2019-2020	$667
2020-2021	$634
2021-2022	$688
2022-2023	$701
2023-2024	$701

Graduate Programs at LEC

Lake Erie College offers 6 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 106 students have completed their study at Lake Erie College.

Offered Degrees at Lake Erie College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	0	92
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	1	14
Total	6	1	106

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Lake Erie College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Special Education and Teaching program with 14 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 55 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Lake Erie College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching	✕	14	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Lake Erie College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	55	$47,200
Physician Assistant	✕	26	-
Education	✕	11	-

Lake Erie College offers 6 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 106 students have completed their graduate studies.

92 students have earned/completed Master's program.
14 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Education	✕	11	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	26	-
Business [+]	✕	55 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	55	$47,200
	Total	92

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	-	-
	Total	14

Graduate Student Population at LEC

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 168 students enrolled into Lake Erie College graduate schools where it has total 906 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 71 full-time and 97 part-time graduate students. By gender, 77 male and 91 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	168	77	91
Full-time	71	25	46
Part-tme	97	52	45

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 125 White (74.40%), 22 Black/African American (13.10%), 2 Hispanic (1.19%), 5 Asian (2.98%), and 14 students with other races. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	168	77	91
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	5	3	2
Black/African American	22	16	6
Hispanic	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	125	47	78
Two More	4	2	2
Un-Known	5	4	1
Non-resident Alien	5	4	1

Lake Erie College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 101 graduate students (60.12% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 10 graduate students (5.95% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	168
Enrolled Online Exclusively	101
Enrolled Some Online Courses	10
Not in Online Courses	57

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Lake Erie College. 79 students are aged 20 to 24 (47.02% of total students), 8 students are aged above 50 (4.76%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Lake Erie College.