Warren Wilson College

The foundation of the school's undergraduate curriculum establishes that all students earn 128 hours of academic credit, work 10–20 hours per week for the school, and complete the Community Engagement Commitment .[11] Students earn $7.25 per hour that goes directly towards their tuition. Unlike other schools in the Work College Consortium, students at Warren Wilson do not receive traditional pay checks.

Required subjects include Artistic Expression, History and Political Science, Language and Global Issues, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Studies, and Social Sciences to graduate and receive a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.[12] In addition to traditional liberal arts majors such as Biology and English, undergraduates have the option of majoring in Outdoor Leadership or Environmental Studies. The Natural Science Undergraduate Research Sequence (NSURS) is the undergraduate research and presentation that is required for all bachelor of science degrees given by the college.

WWC has more than 70 work crews that are supported by students who commit to working 150, 225, or 300 hours each semester, helping to cover a portion of the cost of attendance.[13] Some of them are:[14]

Community engagement is a required activity to graduate.[15] Students engage with a wide variety of issues, but the most time is committed and the deepest partnerships are developed in the following designated Issue Areas:

• The Environment
• Food Security
• Housing & Homelessness
• Race & Immigration
• Youth & Education

A master's program has also been a part of the campus since 1981 in the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, which awards a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.[16] Warren Wilson also offers a Master of Arts in Critical & Historical Craft Studies.

The mountain biking team finished on the podium for 14 consecutive years at collegiate national championships until 2016, when they won the team omnium in Varsity Division II.[21] In 2017 they finished fourth, for a 16th consecutive year on the podium.[22] Although the mountain biking team was formed in the 1990s, the road and cyclocross teams were not added until much later, not competing in at the national championship level until the 2013–14 and 2014-15 academic years respectively.[23] In 2016, the cyclocross team placed 4th in the DII team omnium at nationals and 3rd in the team relay.[24]

The men's basketball team won the USCAA DII national title in 2013.[25]

The women's cross country team won the USCAA national title in 2000.

There are two major construction projects underway or recently completed on campus as of the 2019-2020 academic year. A new academic building, Myron Boon Hall, constructed on the site formerly occupied by Carson Hall, was completed in May 2018. PFA Architects, of Asheville, led the design of the building and construction was contracted to H&M Construction. The building is LEED Gold Certified.[26] It has six classrooms of varying sizes as well as larger meeting spaces similar in size to the existing Canon Lounge in Gladfelter that already hosts large community events but is often tightly scheduled.[27]

Warren Wilson College Pool Construction Feb. 2018

The college's pool has been closed since 2014 when repairs to structural beams were deemed too expensive. Demolition and construction of a new pool structure began in 2017. Buncombe County contributed $300,000 to the project with the understanding of being able to use the pool for local swim teams. The pool has seen major setbacks, and although it was originally hoped that it would be completed for the 2017–18 swim season,[28] work on the internal aspects of the pool were still underway as of July 2019, although the exterior has been mostly completed

The campus maintains 16 residence halls of varying layouts and capacities.