Graduate School
Western Carolina University enrolls approximately 2,000 graduate students and offers more than 50 master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs in Cullowhee, at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and via distance and online courses.
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In the News:
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WCU Identified as One of America’s Best Colleges U.S. News and World Report ranked WCU in the top Ten Public Masters Universities in the South for 2010. |
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Graduate Students Making a Difference In this photo essay, we highlight graduate students who were nominated by a faculty member for demonstrating excellence both in the classroom and in experiential settings, pursuing beyond-the-classroom opportunities, and connecting their graduate course of study to clearly-defined, well-researched career goals. |
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MFA Student in the Spotlight Frank Vickery, a student in the MFA program, is a clay artist living in Western North Carolina. His outstanding work, which focuses on expressing the raw quality of clay with his passion for the outdoors, was featured at the 18th Annual Graduate Research Symposium. |
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Masters In Project Management is No. 1 Western Carolina University’s online master’s degree program in project management has earned another # 1 national ranking in quality and affordability from the distance education information clearinghouse GetEducated.com. |
Western Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (http://www.sacscoc.org/) to award bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctor's degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Western Carolina University.