Western Carolina University Graduate Programs in Asheville

Western Carolina University offers more than 30 master's degree programs and a Doctor of Education through the Asheville Graduate Center on the UNC Asheville campus. The majority of the programs focus on the areas of business, counseling, education, health sciences, nursing, public affairs and technology. Western enrolls several hundred students in classes through the Asheville Graduate Center. You will find that many of the classes are small, creating opportunities for collaborative learning and individualized instruction.

Contact information:

WCU Programs in Asheville
120 Karpen Hall, CPO #2160
UNC Asheville
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804-8509
828.251.6642 (Asheville office)
828.227.7423 (Cullowhee)
fax 828.232.2277
miller@email.wcu.edu

Master's Degree Programs are as follows:

• Accountancy
• Business Administration
• College Student Personnel
• Construction Management (online)
• Counseling, Clinical Mental Health
• Counseling, School
• English
• Elementary Education
• English Education
• Entrepreneurship (online only)
• Health Sciences
• Human Resources (online only)
• Mathematics
• Mathematics Education
• Middle Grades Education
• Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing: Nurse Administrator (online only)
• Nursing: Nurse Anesthesia
• Nursing: Nurse Educator (online only)
• Project Management (online only)
• Public Affairs
• School Administration (online only)
• Social Work
• Special Education (online only)
• Technology
• TESOL (Teaching English to Students of Other Languages)

Doctor of Education Degree Program:

• Educational Leadership

Certificate / Licensure Programs:

• Land Development - Post Baccalaureate Certificate (online)
• Middle Grades Certificate - Post Baccalaureate Certificate
• Family Nurse Practitioner - Post Master’s Certificate
• Nurse Educator - Post-Master's Certificate (online)
• Professional Writing Certificate – Post Baccalaureate Certificate
• Public School Leadership Certificate - Post Master's Certificate (online)
• Project Management Certificate - Post Baccalaureate Certificate (online)
• Substance Abuse Studies – Post Baccalaureate Certificate

Scheduling and Facilities

These programs of instruction, intended primarily for the adult professional student, are taught in late afternoons, evenings and weekends.

Western Carolina University utilizes the educational facilities and resources of UNC Asheville and maintains an office in Karpen Hall adjacent to that of the Asheville Graduate Center. Almost all WCU courses are taught by regular faculty members who travel from Cullowhee. Advising for most programs is available, by appointment, through the WCU Programs in Asheville office.  Please visit asheville.wcu.edu for further information.

The Nursing Department is located in the Haynes Center on the Enka campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, about 20 minutes west of downtown Asheville.

Accreditation

Western Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor’s, master’s, education specialist and doctoral degrees and holds special accreditation from more than 40 states and national accrediting agencies.