LeMoyne-Owen College provides a transformational experience educating students for urban-focused leadership, scholarship, service and professional careers.
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Academic Divisions
"I came to Memphis from New Orleans. It was a traumatic time. LeMoyne-Owen saved my life... I had been a student before, but at LeMoyne-Owen I became a scholar... they took the light that was within me, and helped me manifest it."
Derrick Woods
Class of 2016
Current Students
Academics
LeMoyne-Owen College offers a new brand of urban education to prepare student for economic independence, professional advancement, solid contributions to their community and personal fulfillment.
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Things To Do On Campus
Organizations and activities at LeMoyne-Owen College range from student government Association to honor societies, fraternities, sororities, and social and academic organizations. These organizations and activities provide unique experiences through which students achieve greater social and intellectual maturity and professional competence.
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Campus Bookstore
Visit our campus bookstore. Our staff ensure that we have the materials and supplies you need to be a success in the upcoming school year. We can assist you with any questions or school needs.
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"I like the fact that the classes are small and that the instructors are friendly. They are always willing to help, and are very flexible in meeting to help students. The environment here is sociable and many of my classmates have become friends."
Danielle Martin
Class of 2016
Alumni
Our LeMoyne- Owen College Alumni are an important and proven asset in the creation of community understanding f the College's mission, services, and accomplishments. Through your generosity in giving both financial support and volunteer services, we continue to enhance the teach and learning experience at LeMoyne-Owen College while maintaining quality and relevant educational programs.
Campus Life
Non-Traditional Students
If you've been out of school for a while, or maybe never attended college after high school, LeMoyne-Owen College can assist you in making a successful transition into college life.
Non-Traditional Students
If you've been out of school for a while, or maybe never attended college after high school, LeMoyne-Owen College can assist you in making a successful transition into college life.
Traditional Students
Live on campus. Our residential life will develop your person growth with a communal academic environment that promotes learning and making life-long friendships.
Traditional Students
Live on campus. Our residential life will develop your person growth with a communal academic environment that promotes learning and making life-long friendships.
Upcoming Events
November 10th, 2018
Second President's Gala celebrates the merger of LeMoyne College and Owen Junior College
Tickets are now available for the second LeMoyne-Owen College President’s Gala at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the merger of LeMoyne College and Owen Junior College.
2018-2019 College & Academic Calendar
February 1st, 2019
Second All-City Singing "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" #UNITY CHALLENGE
The event is free and everyone is welcome to join us.
February 6th, 2019
LOC's Black History Month Chapel
On March 18, 1960, seven students from Owen Junior College, determined to join Africa-American college students throughout the South in the fight against racial segregation, sat at the lunch counter of McClellan’s Variety Store Downtown.
The next day, 36 students from LeMoyne College and Owen Junior College participated in sit-ins at Cossitt and Peabody public libraries in a further effort to desegregate public facilities in Memphis. They were arrested, along with five African-American journalists covering the events.
The bravery and determination of those students is honored in a Tennessee state historical marker on the LeMoyne-Owen College campus, between Brownlee Hall and the Hollis F. Price Library, at 807 Walker Ave.
The official dedication of the marker will be part of the college’s Black History Month Chapel at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Metropolitan Baptist Church at 767Walker Ave.
Dr. Douglas Scarboro, senior vice president and regional executive of the Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is the chapel’s keynote speaker.
Recent News
February 13th, 2019
Sixty-first International Tea is Sunday, Feb. 17
For 61 years, members of Memphis’ faith community have partnered with LeMoyne-Owen College to stage the International Tea, a major fundraiser for the college.
February 11th, 2019
LOC will host National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame legacy lecture series
National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame brings legacy lecture series to LeMoyne-Owen College.
February 6th, 2019
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to aid LOC's endowment
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA), in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF), has pledged an endowment in the amount of $100,000 to LeMoyne-Owen College as a part of the organization’s AKA-HBCU Endowment Fund.