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Expanding Partnership with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

April 24, 2026

黑料科 is pleased to announce an expanded partnership with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), opening new pathways for Houghton graduates to pursue advanced degrees in four LECOM graduate programs: Master of Science in Health Services Administration (MHSA), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science in Biomedical Ethics (MSBE), and LECOM鈥檚 newly launched Doctorate in Healthcare Administration (DHA).

Through this enhanced agreement聽with LECOM鈥檚 School of Health Services Administration, Houghton students who complete their undergraduate degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA and meet the required admissions criteria will聽be eligible for enrollment in any of these聽healthcare聽programs. In addition, accepted students will receive a 15%聽tuition discount聽toward their LECOM graduate studies.

Dr. Jamie Potter,聽Interim Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, says, 鈥淗ealthcare is one of the most human-centered professions there is, and Houghton聽firmly believes聽that how we love and care for people matters as much as what we know. This agreement with LECOM allows our graduates to carry that conviction directly into graduate programs in聽biomedical聽ethics,聽healthcare聽administration, and public health 鈥 fields that desperately need leaders shaped by faith and purpose.鈥

This聽new agreement聽builds upon the existing affiliation between the two institutions, which previously offered early acceptance for up to five Houghton students annually into LECOM鈥檚聽College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Pharmacy, and School of Dental Medicine. Under this聽program, qualifying students begin their undergraduate education at Houghton already holding provisional acceptance to LECOM for medical, dental, or pharmacy聽school.

Together, these agreements聽represent聽a significant expansion of career opportunities for Houghton students pursuing healthcare-related fields鈥攑articularly those interested in leadership, ethics, and administrative roles聽鈥 and reflect Houghton鈥檚 ongoing commitment to preparing graduates who are ready to serve with both excellence and purpose

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