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The University enrollment has grown rapidly in the last several years. Classes are offered both at the main campus in Cullowhee and at the UNC Graduate Center located on the UNCA campus in Asheville.

Since our graduate program is not large, students are usually in small classes. In fact, the student-faculty ratio is about one graduate faculty member for every six students. As a result, our faculty know their students as well as their subjects. They spend time with students outside of class, meeting for informal study groups, organizing trips, and advising thesis projects and research. Graduate students are considered junior colleagues of the faculty.

WCU possesses excellent resources and library facilities which support a highly qualified faculty and strong graduate programs.

The university's ten residence halls are an important part of campus life, offering a variety of experiences that can contribute to intellectual, personal, and social development. Residence halls are open to all students, undergraduate and graduate, to the extent available. Rooms are equipped to accommodate one or two students. Each room is furnished with computer data ports, single beds, study desks, chairs, dressers, and closets.

Visit these links for more on graduate life a Western.