College visit: Warren Wilson College
Our next stop on the Confluence College Admissions Consulting spring tour is Warren Wilson College. A small college of about 900 students, Warren Wilson is located in the Southern Appalachian Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, and makes full use of its beautiful physical and cultural environment.
One of my favorite features of Warren Wilson College is its student work program, in which all students are required to participate. At Warren Wilson student learning and work are one and the same. Under the guidance of a college supervisor, students have the opportunity to join one of the 70+ student work crews on campus, some of which may relate directly to the student's academic program, or may connect more broadly to the student's personal or career goals. Crews include such diverse offerings as forestry, carpentry, ceramics studio, photography, blacksmithing, and garden. Many Warren Wilson graduates point to their experience on student crews as the most important learning they did as college students, which has continued to shape their lives through adulthood.
One of Warren Wilson's most popular majors is outdoor leadership, It’s a liberal arts discipline that combines outdoor skills (backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, and rock climbing) with theory and practice in interpersonal communication, behavioral science, counseling, and being a leader. Some graduates go into program leadership and administration at outdoor centers, working for park services, colleges and universities, or non-profits. Others become instructors for at-risk youth, people with disabilities, or corporations who visit adventure camps and park services. And some go into the adventure travel and tourism industry, working as guides and program directors for eco-tours, travel companies, resorts, and hotels.
Graduates of Warren Wilson tend to be passionate, confident, self-sufficient people: people who are capable of tackling all sorts of DIY home improvement projects, successful communicators, and entrepreneurs capable of finding creative ways of earning a living.
To learn more about individual colleges and universities across North America, and to begin your own college journey, visit the Confluence College Admissions Consulting website, and reach out to us to schedule a free one-hour consultation.
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