Lake Erie College offers 39 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 3 major programs - 2 Masters and 1 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $36,032 for undergraduate programs and $13,535 for graduate programs.

Total 123 students out of total 906 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 15 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Lake Erie College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameLake Erie College
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address391 W Washington St, Painesville, OH
Online Students123 Enrolled Online Exclusively
526 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$36,032
Graduate Tuition & Fees$13,535
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Online Degree Programs
Total3 Programs
Masters2 Programs
Post-Graduate1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Lake Erie College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $36,032 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $13,535 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $889 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $709 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$31,422$33,172$34,046$35,024$36,032
Graduate$12,924$12,330$13,302$13,536$13,535
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$795$685$838$863$889
Graduate$667$634$688$701$709

Online Programs By Area of Study

Lake Erie College offers 39 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED1
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED33 5NOT OFFERED1

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Lake Erie College, there are 906 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 649 students were attending classes through distance learning (123 students are enrolled exclusively and 526 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment906
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses123
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses526
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses257

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 123 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 100 Ohio Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 23 students living in the U.S. States other than Ohio, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses123
Ohio Resident100
Other State In U.S.23
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses123
Undergraduate22
Graduate101
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses22
Degree/Certificate Seeking21
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking1

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