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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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