LENOIR-RHYNE COLLEGE D-2

625 7th Ave. NE
Hickory, NC 28603
Tel: (828)328-1741
Free: 800-277-5721
Admissions: (828)328-7300
Fax: (828)328-7338
Web Site: http://www.lrc.edu/

Description:

Independent Lutheran, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1891. Setting: 100-acre small town campus with easy access to Charlotte. Total enrollment: 1,579. Faculty: 146 (90 full-time, 56 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,427 applied, 85% were admitted. 18% from top 10% of their high school class, 47% from top quarter, 78% from top half. Full-time: 1,273 students, 62% women, 38% men. Part-time: 134 students, 69% women, 31% men. Students come from 28 states and territories, 4 other countries, 26% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 8% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 18% 25 or older, 60% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 75% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; business/marketing; education; social sciences and history. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous, 9/1 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. One-time mandatory fee: $200. Comprehensive fee: $25,600 includes full-time tuition ($18,150), mandatory fees ($770), and college room and board ($6680). Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $455 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $10 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 54 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 23% of eligible men and 27% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, religious clubs, Outdoors and Service Club, Playmakers, Bear Trackers (student recruitment organization). Major annual events: Homecoming, Spring Fling, Greek Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 779 college housing spaces available; 738 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Carl Rudisill Library plus 3 others with 275,961 books, 462,878 microform titles, 445 serials, 40,379 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $566,570. 100 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Hickory, located in the western Piedmont section, is best known as one of North Carolina's major furniture manufacturing cities. All forms of commercial transportation are available. The community facilities include hospitals, numerous churches, a museum of art, a city library, and various civic and service organizations. Nearby, Lake Hickory offers many recreational opportunities such as boating, fishing, and swimming, golf, and minor league baseball. Hickory is located 50 miles NW of Charlotte and just 40 miles from the Blue Ridge Mountains.