& World Report's 2015 "Best Colleges" edition ranks McKendree University in the top tier of Midwest regional universities. In addition, McKendree has full accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. McKendree has been fully accredited by the North Central Association of the Higher Learning Commission since 1915 and received its ten-year renewal in 2003–2004. McKendree's School of Education is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). McKendree's School of Nursing and Health Professionals is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The university offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and a doctoral degree through its four schools: College of Arts and Sciences School of Business School of Education School of Nursing and Health Professions More than 50% of the classes have fewer than 14 students. McKendree's student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. More than 90% of the faculty have earned a Ph.D. or higher. McKendree University is host to chapters representing a number of honor societies and academic fraternities including: Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Psi Omega Alpha Kappa Delta Iota Tau Alpha Kappa Delta Pi Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Sigma Tau Lambda Pi Eta Nursing Honor Society Phi Alpha Theta Phi Beta Lambda Phi Eta Sigma Phi Kappa Phi Pi Gamma Mu Pi Kappa Delta Pi Sigma Alpha Psi Chi Sigma Beta Delta Sigma Tau Delta Sigma Zeta Upsilon Pi Epsilon Lebanon campus McKendree University's main campus is located on a wooded in Lebanon, Illinois, about 25 minutes from downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The campus is laid out in roughly a rectangle bordered by Stanton Street and College Hill Cemetery to the west and Monroe St. to the east. North Alton St. and Summerfield St. bisect the campus and are the main roads for vehicular traffic on campus. The university opened the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts (the Hett) in September 2006. The $10 million, theater includes practice and storage space for the McKendree University band, choral department and faculty offices. The Hett includes a full-size stage with a 500-seat auditorium. The Marion K. Piper Academic Center (PAC) is the student union, which is the center of the campus, with the library located directly to the northwest of it. All academic buildings are located in the southwestern sections of the campus. Residence halls Student housing is provided along