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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods at Lees-McRae College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 109 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
12.5% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 12.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~109
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,495
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 76.8%
- Graduation rate
- 42.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $28,340/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $113,360
- Median debt
- $17,375
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $43,415/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,495 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,808 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,980 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 98% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
San Diego Christian College Santee, CA · 14.6% reported share · $992 net A+ Fort Peck Community College Poplar, MT · 4.8% reported share · $400 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 1.7% reported share · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 1.1% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 6.5% reported share · $1,664 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 3.8% reported share · $2,984 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 5.7% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 1.3% reported share · $1,776 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods accounts for 12.5% of reported programs at Lees-McRae College, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 2.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 109 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Lees-McRae College's average net price is $28,340 per year, about $113,360 over four years. That is $10,808 above the $17,532 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $43,415 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,980 below the $51,395 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lees-McRae College #1,463 of 1,495 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.