Lake Erie College (LEC) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Painesville, OH.
It offers 8 graduate programs - 7 Master's, 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,709.
A total of 167 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,108 students at LEC. LEC offers online graduate programs and 88 out of 167 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find LEC's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,709. It offers eight (8) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Lake Erie College |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 391 W Washington St, Painesville, OH |
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| Graduate School Students | 198 students
88 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $13,709 |
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| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 8 Graduate Programs
7 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Lake Erie College
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Lake Erie College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $13,709 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $709.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $12,762 |
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| Fees | $947 |
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| Cost per Credit | $709 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,220 |
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| Room & Board | $13,036 (On-Campus) / $17,520 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,470 (On-Campus) / $4,780 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $31,435 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $37,229 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $12,330 | $13,302 | $13,536 | $13,535 | $13,709 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Lake Erie College offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 8 major areas - 7 Master's (5 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 89 | - | - | - |
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| Men | 35 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 54 | - | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
LEC graduate schools have a total of 198 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 78 male and 120 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 85 full-time and 113 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 88 students enrolled through online exclusively and 33 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 136 White, 18 Black, and 5 Asian students are attending at Lake Erie College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 198 |
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| Men | 78 |
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| Women | 120 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 198 |
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| Full-time Students | 85 |
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| Part-time Students | 113 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 198 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 5 |
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| Black | 18 |
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| Hispanic | 9 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 136 |
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| Two or more races | 3 |
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| Un-Known | 13 |
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Online Population
At Lake Erie College graduate schools, 88 students enrolled online exclusively and 33 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 167 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 88 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 33 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 46 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 88 |
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| Ohio Resident | 66 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 15 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 7 |
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