A number of the service and research centers at WCU provide opportunities for the faculty to be active professionally and to develop and apply their skills and knowledge.  These centers include:

Center for Applied Technology

Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Center for Information Technology & Assurance (CITA)

Center for Mathematics and Science Education

Center for Rapid Product Realization

Center for Service Learning

Center for Professional Selling and Marketing

Center for the Support of Beginning Teachers

Asheville Center

Cherokee Center

Coulter Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Fine and Performing Arts Center

Highlands Biological Station

Instructional Technology Center

Local Government Training Program

Mountain Heritage Center

Office for Teacher Recruitment and Rural Education

Public Policy Institute

Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines (PSDS)

Small Business and Technology Development Center

Southern Appalachian Biodiversity and Ecology Center (SABEC)

Additionally, one of the significant functions of the university’s international programs is the provision of opportunities for the professional growth of the faculty through faculty exchanges and opportunities to engage in consultation, technical assistance, and research abroad.