Since its inception, Alice Lloyd College has provided education of the highest quality to deserving mountain students. ALC charges no out-of-pocket tuition for students from its defined geographic region. For this reason, U.S. News & World Report continually ranks ALC as one of the Top Colleges in America for graduating students with the least amount of debt.
This investment in the future yields a high return—87% of ALC graduates are accepted to professional or graduate school or working six months after graduation, and more than 83% of graduates return to Appalachia to serve as leaders in their communities.
ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE RESOURCES & LINKS
FAST FACTS:
- Founded in 1923 by Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd, who came to Kentucky from her native home in Boston.
- The College's Motto is "Providing Leadership for Appalachia."
- Students from the 108-county service area, including parts of Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, pay absolutely no out-of-pocket cost for tuition.
- Alice Lloyd College is one of 9 federally recognized work colleges. All full-time students are required to work a minimum of 10 hours a week to help earn their way.
- The College accepts no direct federal, state, or local government funds.
- Students receive a character-based, leadership education, emphasizing service to others.
- The College has no long-term debt. We pay as we go, and we only build after the money is raised.
- 76% of those enrolled since 2008 were need-based students (Pell-eligible), and 30% had a household income of $3,000 or less.
- The Caney Scholars Program, a one-of-a-kind program in America, provides graduates financial assistance with advanced degress.
- 70% are first-generation, 4-year college graduates.
- The student-faculty ratio is 17:1.
- 83% of graduates serve as Appalachian leaders in their home communities.
BY THE NUMBERS
#1
for student selectivity of 4%
#2
Best Value Schools among Southern Regional Colleges
#5
for graduating students with the least amount of debt (68% of ALC graduates last year owed nothing)
#10
for alumni giving rate (48% for the fiscal year 2017- 2018).
76%
of those enrolled since 2008 were needbased students (Pell-eligible), and 30% had a household income of $3,000 or less.
83%
of graduates serve as Appalachian leaders in their communities.
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All full-time students are required to work a minimum of 10 hours a week to help earn their way.
Alice Lloyd College is consistently ranked as one of the top private colleges in the South. College Consensus, a unique new college review aggregator, has recognized Alice Lloyd College among the top five highest-ranked colleges and universities in the “Best Colleges and Universities in Kentucky for 2018.”
83%
83% of graduates serve as Appalachian leaders in their communities.
STUDENT MAKEUP
17:1
Student to faculty ratio
70%
are first-generation, 4-year college graduates
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Students from the 108-county service area, including parts of Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, pay absolutely no out-ofpocket cost for tuition.
83%
of graduates serve as Appalachian leaders in their communities.