Warren Wilson College
College University
Why pick this one
Warren Wilson College guarantees every student an internship, campus work, community-engaged courses, and a senior capstone across 50-plus programs.
Best for
- Students seeking required hands-on work and community engagement in every major
- Students interested in environmental science, ecological forestry, sustainable agriculture, or outdoor leadership
- Students seeking a low-residency MFA in writing
- Students seeking a low-residency master's degree in applied climate studies
- Students seeking financial aid and a Work Program award toward tuition
Look elsewhere if
- Students seeking a large university campus, given the reported enrollment of 797 students
- Students seeking a traditional classroom-only college experience
- Students seeking a fully residential graduate program rather than low-residency study
Specialties
- Low-residency MFA in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction
- Low-residency Master of Science in Applied Climate Studies
- Environmental studies and ecological forestry
- Sustainable agriculture and food studies
- Outdoor leadership and outdoor business
What makes them different
- Every student in every major is guaranteed hands-on community-engaged courses, research, an internship, campus work, and a senior capstone
- Every student works on a campus crew and earns money toward tuition
- 100% of undergraduate students receive some form of financial aid
- The campus includes more than 1,000 acres, including 791 acres of conserved working farmland and forest
- The college reports 797 students and a 12-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC 28778
- Phone
- +18009343536
- Website
- http://www.warren-wilson.edu/admission
Services
- Undergraduate degree programs
- Graduate degree programs
- Continuing education courses
- Admissions and financial aid
- Campus visits and tours