Lake Erie College Teaching Programs

Located in Painesville, Ohio, Lake Erie College is a private not-for-profit institution. Painesville is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Lake Erie College?

Contact details for LEC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	391 W Washington St, Painesville, OH 44077-3389
Phone:	440-375-7000
Website:	www.lec.edu

How Do I Get Into LEC?

You can apply to LEC online at: apply.lec.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for LEC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into LEC?

The acceptance rate at LEC is 54%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 51% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 53%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to LEC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 510 and 580.

LEC received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Lake Erie College?

The overall average net price of LEC is $30,844. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At LEC, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $7,196 a year. That adds up to $28,784 over four years for those students.

Lake Erie College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 726 undergraduate students at LEC, with 612 being full-time and 114 being part-time.

There are also 194 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 612 full-time undergraduates at LEC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lake Erie College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	98
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	382
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	69

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Lake Erie College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at LEC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Germany.

Online Learning at Lake Erie College

In 2022-2023, 649 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at LEC has changed over the last few years.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of LEC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Special Education	73%

Lake Erie College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Special Education	8	14	0	22
Early Childhood Education	15	0	0	15
General Education	0	0	11	11
Secondary Education	3	0	0	3
TOTAL	26	14	11	51

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By User:Dkocan under License

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