Lees-McRae College Police

Jurisdiction and responsibilities

Lees-McRae College employs sworn campus police under Chapter 74G as well as other security personnel. The college expressly distinguishes certified officers with law-enforcement authority from non-sworn safety roles. Its police organization is separate from Banner Elk Police and the Avery County Sheriff.

How the agency is organized

The college describes continuous foot and vehicle patrol. Its staff directory identifies police leadership and officers alongside campus-safety ambassadors. The office is located in the Robb Center on North Campus. These college service locations should not be confused with a municipal police station.

Official records and officer resources

The college publishes 828-898-8756 as a security office contact and 828-260-0505 as a duty number. Its campus-police and directory pages are the appropriate starting points for current staff contacts, safety resources, and administrative inquiries. Campus rules and disciplinary processes may run alongside a police investigation; their records and decision-makers should be distinguished when seeking information.

FBI data · 2025

The following figures are from the FBI’s 2025 published agency tables. They describe a reporting period, not current staffing or an assessment of agency performance.

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 79; published agency label: Lees-McRae College. Table_79_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_University_and_College_2025.xlsx

Blank or unavailable values remain “Not published.” Participating agencies and reporting scope vary. Campus figures concern the reporting institution; a city name does not expand them to all local residents. Read the data definitions and limitations.

NC SBI data · 2024

The NC SBI record is published under Lees-McRae College. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Does Not Participate. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.

Sources: SBI agency reporting status · SBI law-enforcement personnel.

Personnel are a dated full-time payroll snapshot. Civilian classifications can include jail employees without outside police powers. These are not authorized-position or vacancy counts. Index-crime totals cover selected categories and are not totals of all crime.

Sources and review date

Official agency, government and institutional sources are linked below. Contact details and organizational information were reviewed September 24, 2026. Published statistical years are identified separately.

• Lees-McRae College Police — official information
• Lees-McRae Police and Security directory