Lee University

1120 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37320-373 -  View Map

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• Lee University is a private, comprehensive university located in Cleveland, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Lee is emerging as a leader in higher education in the southeastern region and was ranked in 2006 in the “Top Tier” in the South by U.S. News & World Report (Comprehensive Colleges – Bachelor’s). Lee is also ranked by Princeton Review’s “Best Colleges” and is now one of the 136 colleges named Best in the Southeast. The university’s growing reputation as a quality institution can be seen in the high caliber of faculty, students, and friends who are drawn to the campus.
• Lee's 115-acre campus is located in a residential neighborhood on the center of historic Ocoee street area near downtown Cleveland, only 30 minutes from the heart of Chattanooga, just 28 miles away; 124 miles from Atlanta; 172 miles from Birmingham; and 181 miles from Nashville.
• Lee has been selected for many years as a “Top Tier” institution in the US News and World Report college rankings. “America’s 100 Best College Buys” chose Lee as one of their top choices in 2006. Since the year 2000, Lee University has been listed in the Princeton Review ranking of “best colleges” in the South.
• Lee University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Bachelor’s degrees and Master’s degrees. Teacher Education programs are approved by the Tennessee State Department of Education for licensure. The School of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Lee also holds membership in the American Council on Education, the Council of Independent Colleges, the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities and the Appalachian College Association.
• Profile last updated: 01/06/2010.

In the News:

• Christ In Youth Presents MOVE Across The Nation Lee University To Host Event (The Chattanoogan)
  posted on July 18, 2011 at 07:12:38 pm
  Close to 4,000 students from 20 different states across the country will converge on the campus of Lee University this week and next for MOVE, a week-long, staged event exclusively for high school students.
• Curtain rises for productions by theater campers at Lee University (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
  posted on June 28, 2011 at 04:13:28 am
  CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Lee University wraps up its ninth annual round of summer theater camps with student productions Thursday evening at the Edna Minor Conn Theatre.
• Lee University student makes his mark in musical theater (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
  posted on June 23, 2011 at 04:08:29 am
  Jermaine Purifory has always been able to sing. He could also act, and he was pretty fast around the track as well. Back at Cleveland High School, he did all three until it became clear that he would have to choose. He opted to give up track and dedicated his time to show choir and the theater.
• Lee Presents International Piano Festival, Competition (The Chattanoogan)
  posted on June 17, 2011 at 12:01:36 am
  Once again, Lee University’s School of Music will present its International Piano Festival and Competition, June 20-25.
• Lee Has Third Annual Day Camp For Individuals With Autism (The Chattanoogan)
  posted on June 11, 2011 at 12:45:25 am
  The third annual Camp Spectrum for children and adults with autism will be held at Lee University’s Helen DeVos College of Education from June 20-23. The camp will run Monday through Thursday, from 8-11:30 a.m. each day.

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