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Welcome to Lees-McRae College

Elevated Experiential Learning

Your next adventure awaits! Expand your horizons through hands-on learning in a location that will inspire you to reach your greatest potential.

 

Find Your Place   Lees-McRae is what you make it.

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    Ski and snowboard practice at Beech Mountain Resort

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    Study session at the Pinnacle Room

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    Theatre performance in Hayes Auditorium

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    Dodgeball in the Student Recreation Complex

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    Training at the May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

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    Rescue drills at the Adventure Park Learning Lab

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    Lifeguarding at Wildcat Lake

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    Ski and snowboard practice at Beech Mountain Resort

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    Study session at the Pinnacle Room

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    Theatre performance in Hayes Auditorium

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    Dodgeball in the Student Recreation Complex

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    Training at the May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

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    Rescue drills at the Adventure Park Learning Lab

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    Lifeguarding at Wildcat Lake

Lees-McRae College remains ranked among the top private colleges in North Carolina according to U.S. News & World Report
September 22, 2026

The college was ranked 16 on the organization’s Best Regional Colleges South list

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Jeff Corwin partners with Lees-McRae College for new North Carolina television series, “Jeff Corwin’s Southern Wild”
September 01, 2026

The series will premiere Saturday, Oct. 3

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Theatre Arts presents children’s theater musical, “The Arkansaw Bear”
September 16, 2026

The musical, based on a 19th-century children’s book, explores themes that will move children and adult audiences alike

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After more than 30 years in the community college sector, alumna Liz Silvers ’91 looks back on her career
September 11, 2026

Silvers was among the first class to pursue a bachelor's degree at Lees-McRae when the college became a four-year institution

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High Country Alumni Association chapter announces new leadership
September 04, 2026

Alumni Jesse Pope ’02, Mandy Poplin ’94, and Jamie Johnson ’89 will serve as chapter officers

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A summer sea turtle internship helped senior Destiny Lepera find a new passion
August 14, 2026

Lepera, a Wildlife Biology major, interned at The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Center in Surf City, North Carolina

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