Press release from Warren Wilson College:
Warren Wilson College has been recognized by multiple publications this year as a top school for the value of its education, support of its students and dedication to its core values.
The Fiske Guide to Colleges named Warren Wilson one of only 20 “Best Buy” Colleges in the country for the 17th year in a row. The guide recognized the college’s “outstanding educational value as determined by academic quality in relation to the net cost of attendance.” Every year, the Fiske Guide chooses only 10 public and 10 private colleges and universities in the country for this distinction.
The Fiske Guide attributed its evaluation to Warren Wilson’s unique combination of academics, work program and community engagement requirements. In writing about Warren Wilson, the Fiske Guide said, “(Its) roots in the culture of Appalachia combine with a strong international and social justice orientation to give Warren Wilson its distinctive flavor.”
The college’s dedication to community service has been recognized by Washington Monthly, this year placing Warren Wilson as the no. 2 college in the country for service. Because Warren Wilson is a community engaged college, students work with community partners on a wide variety of projects for more than 50,000 combined hours yearly. This fall break, for example, students worked with Bounty & Soul on several food security and local foods projects, and also built tiny houses with BeLoved Asheville.
U.S. News and World Report named Warren Wilson one of the Top Performers on Social Mobility, citing the college’s work ensuring the success of economically disadvantaged students. “Some colleges are more successful than others at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of disadvantaged students awarded with Pell Grants,” U.S. News said of the rankings.
Under Warren Wilson’s NC Free Tuition plan, every incoming undergraduate student from North Carolina who qualifies for federal aid can receive the remainder of their tuition free through Warren Wilson College scholarships, need-based grants and working on campus. By advancing programs such as NC Free, the college works to bridge the financial gap for students.
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