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Aug- 2026 -4 August
Lees-McRae College Exceeds Enrollment Goals, Expands Housing to Accommodate More Students
BANNER ELK, N.C. — Enrollment numbers for the 2026-27 academic year are rolling in, and while higher education institutions across…
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Jul- 2026 -28 July
Lees-McRae Summer Theatre to Host Roy Krege Scholarship Extravaganza Fundraiser
Lees-McRae Summer Theatre is hosting a special fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 2, to benefit the college’s newly established Roy Krege…
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May- 2026 -10 May
Lees-McRae College secures historic $10 million gift to launch innovative housing initiative
BANNER ELK, N.C.— As colleges across the country scale back amid mounting financial pressures and declining enrollment numbers, Lees-McRae College…
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Jul- 2025 -23 July
Watauga High School becomes latest local school to partner with Lees-McRae College for discounted tuition and college prep
BANNER ELK, N.C.— In a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Watauga High School became the latest area high school to…
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Jun- 2025 -18 June
Registration open for North Carolina Wildlife Medicine Symposium at Lees-McRae College
BANNER ELK, N.C.—Veterinarians, veterinary technicians, wildlife rehabilitators, and pre-veterinary and veterinary students are invited to register for this year’s North…
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12 June
Lees-McRae College celebrates records and biggest year of fundraising in institution’s 125-year history
BANNER ELK, N.C.— Lees-McRae College marked the end of its fiscal year by breaking records across the college. In the…
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Mar- 2025 -19 March
Registration now open for Wildlife Science Summer Programs at Lees-McRae College
BANNER ELK, N.C.— Current high school students with an interest in the natural environment, conservation, and ecology are invited to…
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10 March
Lees-McRae College introduces new Bachelor of Science degree in Tourism and Resort Management
BANNER ELK, N.C.— Core Strategy III of the Lees-McRae strategic plan, INEXPRO 2030, is Distinctiveness, specifically leaning into the institution’s…
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Jan- 2025 -22 January
Lees-McRae College expands Memorandum of Understanding partnership with area high schools to include Ashe County
BANNER ELK, N.C.— In the fourth agreement of its kind with area high schools, Lees-McRae College has signed a Memorandum…
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Nov- 2024 -18 November
Lees-McRae College named to The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges for 2025
BANNER ELK, N.C.— Lees-McRae College has been named to the 2025 Guide to Green Colleges, a sustainability-focused list that is…
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