- Founded: 1893
- Enrollment: 3,789
- Ranked #3 in West
- 130+ Degrees & Certificates
- 20+ Online Programs
- 45% Low-Income
- 80% Receive Financial Aid
- 99% Academic Placement Rate
- 98% CTE Placement Rate
- 12:1 Academic Student-to-Teacher
- 8:1 CTE Student-to-Teacher
Lewis-Clark State College
Introduction
A private school experience at a public school price.
Lewis-Clark State College invites students to DO MORE through an educational experience that emphasizes hands-on learning, small class sizes, faculty excellence, student-faculty interaction, and success after graduation.
Founded in 1893 and located in Lewiston, Idaho, LC State’s warm and friendly campus provides a unique and safe learning environment, surrounded by the beauty of the LC Valley. While paying the lowest tuition among Idaho’s public four-year institutions, students choose from over 130 degrees and certificates including two- and four-year degrees in both academic and career and technical education fields. LC State is also proud to be a leader in online education with over 20 fully online degree programs.
LC State Today
LC State is a regional state college, operating under the governance of the Idaho State Board of Education. The college offers a wide range of undergraduate academic, professional, and career & technical programs leading to baccalaureate and associate degrees. The college also offers a number of programs leading to certificates. LC State’s primary emphasis areas are business, justice studies, nursing, social work, teacher preparation, and career & technical education. LC State maintains basic strengths in the liberal arts and sciences, which provide the general education core portion of the curriculum. The institution also conducts selected research studies and provides a variety of lifelong learning opportunities through its continuing education and workforce training programs. LC State works in collaboration with other state and regional postsecondary institutions to serve its diverse constituencies.
Governance
The Idaho State Board of Education is responsible for the general supervision, governance, and control of LC State and serves as its Board of Trustees.
Cultural Diversity
LC State is committed to providing a learning environment that affords people of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds opportunities to achieve their highest educational goals. The college’s educational and enrichment programs, curricula, faculty, staff, and students share the goal of promoting multiethnic/multicultural awareness and acceptance on campus and within the community.
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Admissions
LC State welcomes students from over 30 countries to live, learn, and achieve their educational and professional goals. We are currently accepting applications for fall 2025, which begins on August 13, 2025. For priority scholarship consideration, apply by March 1. Application deadline: June 1.
Scholarships and Funding
Presidential International Academic Scholarship: *$5620 per semester | $11,014 per academic year
Eligibility and Renewal:
3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher converted cumulative grade point average for initial award, and must maintain a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average for renewal.
*Students with a 2.5-2.999 cumulative grade point average are eligible for scholarships of $1750 per semester | $3500 per academic year, with the opportunity for increases based on their academic performance.
Awards & Accreditations
School Accreditation:
LC State is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), which is recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) as an accreditor of higher education institutions throughout the United States.
Additional Program Accreditations:
- Business: International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)
- Nursing: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Radiographic Sciences: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JCERT)
- Social Work: National Council on Social Work Education (NSWE)
- Teacher Education: Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
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Locations
- Lewiston
500 8th Avenue, Lewiston, 83501, Lewiston
Programs
- Bachelor in Accounting
- Bachelor in Bioinformatics
- Bachelor in Biology
- Bachelor in Biology: Secondary Education
- Bachelor in Business Administration
- Bachelor in Business Informatics
- Bachelor in Business Management
- Bachelor in Business and Communication
- Bachelor in Chemistry or Geochemistry
- Bachelor in Chemistry: Secondary Education
- Bachelor in Communication Arts
- Bachelor in Communication Arts: Secondary Education
- Bachelor in Computer Science
- Bachelor in Cybersecurity Management
- Bachelor in Earth Science
- Bachelor in Earth Science: Secondary Education
- Bachelor in Elementary Education
- Bachelor in Exercise Science
- Bachelor in General Studies: Business
- Bachelor in General Studies: Education
- Bachelor in General Studies: Humanities
- Bachelor in General Studies: Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Bachelor in General Studies: Social Sciences
- Bachelor in History
- Bachelor in Justice Studies