Lee University

Not to be confused with Lee College.
Lee University
Former name
Church of God Bible Training School (1918–1948)
Lee College (1948–1997)
Motto"Where Christ is King"[1]
TypePrivate university
Established1918[2]
Religious affiliation
Church of God
EndowmentUS$18.6 million (2015)[3]
PresidentMark L. Walker
Students3,927 (fall 2022)[2]
Location
Cleveland, Tennessee

35°09′57″N 84°52′16″W / 35.16583°N 84.87111°W / 35.16583; -84.87111
CampusSuburban, 130 acres (53 ha)[citation needed]
NewspaperLee Clarion
Colors    Burgundy and navy blue
NicknameFlames
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – Gulf South
MascotFlames[4]
Websitewww.leeuniversity.edu

Lee University is a private Christian university in Cleveland, Tennessee. It was founded in 1918 as the Church of God Bible Training School with twelve students and one teacher, Nora I. Chambers.[5] The school grew to become Lee College, with a Bible college and junior college on its current site, in 1948. Twenty years later, Lee received accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a four-year liberal arts college. In 1997, Lee became a university; it now offers master's degrees as well as undergraduate degrees.[6]

  1. ^ "Lee University". 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  2. ^ a b "Lee University Quick Facts". Lee University. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lee University". U.S. News & World Report. n.d. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Quick Facts". Lee University. Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  5. ^ Hyatt, Susan Stubbs (2022). In the Spirit We're Equal (2nd ed.). Grapevine, TX, USA: Hyatt Press. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-888435-76-4.
  6. ^ Lee to Celebrate Centennial, Lee University (January 1, 2018).