Lake Erie College

This article is about the private liberal arts college. For the graduate health science school in Erie, Pennsylvania, see Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Lake Erie College
Former name
Lake Erie Female Seminary (1856–1898)[1]
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1856
Academic affiliations
Council of Independent Colleges, Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
PresidentJennifer Schuller
Location
Painesville, Ohio
,
U.S.

41°43′00″N 81°15′06″W / 41.71667°N 81.25167°W / 41.71667; -81.25167
CampusSuburban, 52 acres (21 ha)[2]
Colors   Green and white[2]
NicknameStorm
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – Great Midwest Athletic Conference
MascotStormy the Cyclone[3]
Websitelec.edu
Royce Hall for the Fine and Performing Arts, built in 1970, on the campus of Lake Erie College.
Helen Rockwell Morley Memorial Music Building, built in 1927, on the campus of Lake Erie College.

Lake Erie College is a private liberal arts college in Painesville, Ohio. Founded in 1856 as a female seminary, the college converted to a coeducational institution in 1985.[4]

In addition to 63 programs of study for undergraduate students, Lake Erie offers master's programs in education, physician assistant studies, as well as the IACBE-accredited Parker Master of Business Administration program, & the Masters of Professional Studies.

College Hall, built in 1857, on the campus of Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio
  1. ^ "Lake Erie College". ohiohistorycentral.org. Ohio History Central. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lake Erie College - Facts at a Glance
  3. ^ Traditions – Stormy Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Gross, Margaret Geissman (1993). Dancing on the table: a history of Lake Erie College. Burnsville, N.C: Celo Valley Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-923687-28-1.