The Lebanese American University (Arabic: الجامعة اللبنانية الأميركية ) is a secular, private and independent American university and research institution located in Lebanon.It is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (CIHE–NEASC). It is composed of two separate campuses, one in Beirut and the other in Byblos, and offers programs leading to degrees in Arts, Engineering, Nursing, Sciences, Pharmacy, and Medicine.
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