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University of North Carolina at Asheville
1 University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804
Official telephone: (828) 251-6600
Fax number: (828) 251-6385
Website: www.unca.edu
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| Screen last updated on: September 1, 2006 |
| Year established: |
1927 |
| Type of school: |
university, public |
| Programs: |
4-year undergraduate, graduate school |
| Religious affiliation: |
no |
| Campus enrollment: |
3,513 students |
| Coeducational information: |
coeducational institution, founded as coeducational institution |
| Location description: |
in or near a small/medium city (pop. 75,000-300,000) |
| Application fee: |
$50 |
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| Street address: |
University of North Carolina at Asheville
1 University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804 |
| Mailing address: |
University of North Carolina at Asheville
1 University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804 |
| Main telephone numbers: |
828 251-6600
828 251-6385 (fax) |
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| Main homepage: |
www.unca.edu |
| Campus map: |
www.unca.edu/campusmap |
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| SAT number: |
5013 |
| ACT number: |
3064 |
| FAFSA number: |
002907 |
| FICE number: |
2907 |
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| CAMPUS SUMMARY |
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The University of North Carolina at Asheville is the designated undergraduate liberal arts university in the 16-campus University of North Carolina system. An outstanding learning community, UNC Asheville is committed to providing an excellent liberal arts experience for its 3,500 undergraduate students through challenging academic programs, exemplary teaching, and meaningful and diverse co-curricular activities. U.S. News & World Report ranks UNC Asheville fourth on its list of the Top Five Public Liberal Arts Colleges in the country and names the Undergraduate Research Program to its list of “Programs to Look For,” which lead to student success.
The scenic 265-acre mountain campus is located one mile north of downtown Asheville, the cultural, economic and population (75,000) center of the region. Known for outdoor opportunities in the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains and a cosmopolitan downtown featuring coffee houses, restaurants, theaters, museums, galleries and craft shops, Asheville is rated one of the country’s most livable cities. The university’s Outdoor Program offers students hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, rock climbing and other outdoor adventures in the nearby Pisgah and Nantahala national forests, Great Smoky Mountains National Park and along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Canoeing, kayaking and whitewater rafting trips on the French Broad and other nearby rivers are among the many outdoor activities UNC Asheville students enjoy. |
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| UNIQUE/SPECIAL PROGRAMS |
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UNC Asheville offers 30 majors in the natural and social sciences, arts and humanities, interdisciplinary studies, and professional and pre-professional programs, with Psychology, Management, Environmental Studies, Literature and History enrolling the largest numbers of students. Average class size is 20. A major in multimedia arts and sciences includes animation, audio recording, video production, interactive design and Web design. A new degree program, Health and Wellness Promotion, focuses on strategies to prevent disease and improve quality of life through better health and fitness. A unique academic and outreach initiative, it involves the Western North Carolina health-care community. Integrative Liberal Studies, a new general education program, prepares students for the workplace and the world by addressing the skills they will need to solve complex societal issues. The program gives students more choices and flexibility in course selection. The nationally recognized Undergraduate Research Program allows students to work side by side with faculty mentors on professional research that often leads to presentations and published work. UNC Asheville also offers the N.C. Teaching Fellows Program, University Honors Program, Study Abroad/Study Away, and a B.S.E.-Mechatronics degree and 2+2 engineering program with
N.C. State University. |
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