Lees-McRae College Graduate Schools

Lees-McRae College (referred to as Lees-McRae) is a Private, 4 years school located in Banner Elk, NC. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Lees-McRae College is $9,750 in average. The school has 1 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 873 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1953 - Current).

Lees-McRae Directory Information
School Name	Lees-McRae College (Lees-McRae)
Address	191 Main Street, Banner Elk, NC 28604
Phone	828-898-5241
Web	https://www.lmc.edu
Online Application	https://www.lmc.edu/admissions/application.htm
Financial Info	https://www.lmc.edu/admissions/financial-aid/index.htm

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Lees-McRae College is $9,750 in average. The school has 1 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 873 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 28 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,750
Student Population	1
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	28 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Lees-McRae College is $9,750 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $500.

Lees-McRae College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Lees-McRae College 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, remedial services, 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)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Lees-McRae College is $9,750. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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	$500	-
2019-2020	$9,000	$150
2020-2021	$9,000	$750
2021-2022	$9,000	$750
2022-2023	$9,000	$750

The graduate school tuition & fees of Lees-McRae is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,206 (public) / $16,286 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Lees-McRae College	$9,750
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,434	$17,968
Public	$8,258	$22,206
Private	$16,286

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,700 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Lees-McRae College. On-campus living costs are increased by 21.45% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,700. Off-campus living costs are increased by 32.16% 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	$11,078	$5,294	$11,078	$7,654
2019-2020	$11,216	$5,205	$11,216	$7,005
2020-2021	$11,470	$5,304	$11,470	$5,304
2021-2022	$11,550	$2,200	$11,550	$2,600
2022-2023	$12,200	$4,500	$12,200	$6,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $500 at Lees-McRae 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	$500
2019-2020	$500
2020-2021	$500
2021-2022	$500
2022-2023	$500

Graduate Programs at Lees-McRae

Lees-McRae College offers 3 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1 students have completed their study at Lees-McRae College.

Offered Degrees at Lees-McRae College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	0	1
Total	3	0	1

The most popular program at Lees-McRae College is the Biology Teacher Education program and last year 1 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Lees-McRae College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Biology Teacher Education	✕	1
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	0
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	0

Lees-McRae College offers 3 programs through Master's. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Education [+]	✕	1 completers
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	0
Biology Teacher Education	✕	1
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Lees-McRae

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1 students enrolled into Lees-McRae College graduate schools where it has total 873 students including undergraduate students. By gender, 0 male and 1 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	1	0	1
Part-tme	1	0	1

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

There are 1 White (100.00%), and 0 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Female
Total	1	1
American Indian/Native American	0	0
Asian	0	0
Black/African American	0	0
Hispanic	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0
White	1	1
Two More	0	0
Un-Known	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Lees-McRae College. 1 students are aged 20 to 24 (100.00% of total students). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Lees-McRae College.