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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    Study session at the Pinnacle Room

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    Performance in Hayes Auditorium

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    Movie night with friends

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    Dodgeball in the SRC

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    Mountain views from your hammock

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    Training at the May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

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    Chants on Bobcat Bank

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Watauga High School partners with Lees-McRae for discounted tuition and college prep
July 23, 2025

The high school is the latest partner in the college’s ongoing efforts to strengthen connections with schools throughout the region

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Celebrate Lees-McRae College Homecoming and Family Weekend 2025 at Bobcat Fest
July 21, 2025

This year’s celebration comes amid the college’s 125th anniversary year

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Trips to Alaska and Italy give ORM students hands-on experience and global perspectives
July 21, 2025

Trips to Alaska and Italy give Outdoor Recreation Management students hands-on experience and global perspectives

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Lees-McRae College named 2025–26 College of Distinction, marking eight years of recognition by the national organization
July 16, 2025

The college was ranked among the top in the country for affordability, business, and education

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After 30 years of service and instruction, Ken Craig looks back on his career at Lees-McRae
July 14, 2025

Craig retired following the 2024–25 academic year and received faculty emeritus status

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“It is, and can be, a super niche specialty”: Exercise Science prepares students for a variety of careers
July 07, 2025

Junior Ryan Avery and seniors Sarah Jones and Austin Beaird are experiencing the breadth of the field firsthand through summer internships

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