• Announcing the Lenoir-Rhyne Tuition-Free Guarantee

    Lenoir-Rhyne announces tuition-free guarantee for North and South Carolina students
    With the Lenoir-Rhyne Tuition-Free Guarantee, tuition will never stand in the way of your dreams. Starting in fall 2026, eligible students from North and South Carolina can earn a world-class education tuition-free—powered by scholarships and grants, not loans.

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Alumni Affinity


Update on the Alumni Chapter Program

Since 2022, the Alumni Chapter Program aimed to build alumni-led groups in key regions to help plan and host events with support from the Office of Alumni Engagement. While we’re grateful for the dedication of our Charlotte and Triad chapter volunteers, the program is being dissolved as we shift to new models of engagement.

Lenoir-Rhyne remains committed to offering alumni events in both the Charlotte and Triad areas and will continue to support alumni who want to bring Bears together in their communities. 

If you are interested in hosting an event for Bears in your communities, we’d love to help.

Join an Online Alumni Community


Collage of alumni band photos through the years of people playing instruments

LR Band Alumni Community
LR Band Alumni Community, a private Facebook Group, is dedicated to fostering connections among alumni from all LR instrumental ensembles (Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble, Spirit of LR Marching Band and Color Guard, Basketball Band, Woodwind Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Jazz Band).

This space provides an opportunity for alumni to network, support one another and share expertise with current and aspiring music educators, enthusiasts, and hobbyists.

Join LR Band Facebook Group
Student in audience smiles to camera while attending commencement ceremony

Lenoir-Rhyne expands access to higher education with a bold initiative that removes tuition costs for families across the Carolinas.

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Joe Bear waves to the crowd at the homecoming parade

From reunions and campus celebrations to the inauguration of President McGee, Lenoir-Rhyne’s Homecoming weekend October 16-18 will highlight tradition, connection and new beginnings.

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