Lee College
Lee College at a Glance
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About Lee College
According to Wikipedia, Lee College is a public community college in Baytown, Texas. Lee College's main campus occupies near downtown Baytown and extension campuses throughout its service area. The school has an enrollment of over 7,773 total students as of Fall 2018. Approximately 83% are part-time students, and about 17% are enrolled full-time. The college offers over 60 academic, technical education, and non-credit continuing education programs.
Lee College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 73% | 44% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Lee College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $2,520 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $6,508 |
| 30K - 48K | $7,079 |
| 48K - 75K | $7,589 |
| 75K - 110K | $7,771 |
| 110K+ | $8,146 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Lee College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Lee College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $47,125 a year, and 83% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Lee College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 10,831 | 10,831 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Lee College?
Lee College is located at 511 S Whiting, Baytown, TX 77520.
How Safe is Lee College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Lee College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Lee College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Baytown has a violent crime rate of 0.45% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.81%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Lee College Known For?
Lee College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Earth Sciences
- Medical
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
- Education
- Literature
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Engineering
- Communications
- Biology
Lee College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Lee College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Lee College ranks #466 in the U.S. and #1919 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesLee College ranks #630 in the U.S. and #2312 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesLee College ranks #893 in the U.S. and #1687 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesLee College ranks #1005 in the U.S. and #2540 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesLee College ranks #1144 in the U.S. and #4799 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesLee College ranks #1279 in the U.S. and #3885 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesLee College ranks #1364 in the U.S. and #5720 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesLee College ranks #1557 in the U.S. and #5852 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesLee College ranks #1775 in the U.S. and #8607 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesLee College ranks #1853 in the U.S. and #6905 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesLee College ranks #2431 in the U.S. and #9652 worldwide for influence in Biology.
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