All Learning Styles

Do you seek a college education that nurtures your unique strengths and equips you to thrive academically and socially? Warren Wilson College is an ideal environment for neurocomplex learners. Our 6:1 student to educator ratio (including faculty and work supervisors), broad embrace of universal design for learning, unique work program, service learning courses, and applied internship experiences give every student the opportunity to integrate hands-on learning into their major, allowing students with all learning styles to graduate with a standout resume and pursue meaningful work post-graduation. 

What is Neurocomplexity?

Within the college context, Neurocomplexity is a way to understand, embrace, and support the unique way that each individual student’s brain works and how that manifests in their health, academic success, and sense of belonging.

Interested in universal academic support services?

Our Center for Academic Engagement offers an array of services to the full student body at no extra cost.

Additional Support Services

In addition to our universal support for all students, we offer fee-based programs for added layers of support. These programs follow three tiers of intensity.

College Readiness Pre-Orientation

A five-day pre-orientation program that is geared toward preparing students to succeed in college during their freshman year and beyond.

Features of the program include:
– Meetings with a college prep mentor
– Group sessions
– Activities on campus and around Asheville
– Immersive classroom experiences

Program Cost: $500

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The College Compass

A pay-by-semester program that provides a one-on-one success coach.

Features of the program include:
– weekly meetings with a success coach
– series of group skill building sessions
– support from peer advisors
– access to academic strategy and writing support courses
– parent webinar series
– social events

Cost: $2000 per semester

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The Learning Curve

A pay-by-semester program that provides intensive auxiliary support from a learning specialist and a tailored Learning Access Plan.

Features of the program include:
– daily one-on-one sessions with a learning support coach and/or peer tutor, working in concert with a student’s full team of educators
– series of group skill building sessions
– parent webinar series
– social events

Cost: $3000 per semester

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Support Services for All Students

Our services for learners who seek extra support– be that with learning disabilities, mental health counseling, academic skill development, writing support, or executive functioning– are exceptionally strong. The level of interdepartmental collaboration that takes place to support every student both in and out of the classroom is what sets Warren Wilson apart as a truly transformative place where all kinds of learners can find belonging and success. All services are non-diagnostic, meaning they don’t carry labels and are open to all students who seek extra support. All students have access to these services for no additional cost.

Academic Support: Academic Counseling Drop In Appointments with a learning specialist in the Center for Academic Engagement

The Writing Studio: offers individualized writing assistance via peer writing consultants.

Work Program Supervision: Every student works on a work crew for a minimum of 10 hours per week under the mentorship of a professional staff member who serves as the crew supervisor. Supervisors meet regularly with students and form deep relationships with crew members as they work alongside them daily. Formal evaluation meetings are held by the supervisor every semester to provide the student with feedback on their professional growth, to set goals, and to help them articulate the skills they have gained.

Departmental and Program Peer Tutoring: Peer tutoring is available in the following Departments and Programs: Biology, Chemistry, Math, Spanish and English as a Second or Other Language. If a student is in a course for which tutoring is not provided, special arrangements can be made.

First Year Seminar (FYS): a four credit course taken first semester freshman year that focuses on an academic topic and includes service learning experiences with a community partner. The course offers a close-knit cohort of fellow new students, exposure to the college learning process, and resources for success. A student’s FYS instructor will also serve as their pre-major advisor.

College Academic Strategies Course, EDU 1160: a one-credit term length course (seven weeks), can be taken up to four terms, rooted in the theories and practices of “Personalized and Self-Regulated Learning.” The student will meet 1:1 with their instructor weekly.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations: coordination of appropriate accommodations for students with documented disabilities and medical conditions as they relate to academics, campus housing, dining, and the Work Program.

Mental Health Counseling: Counseling Services are provided free of charge to all enrolled students. The Counseling Center provides: short term individual and couples counseling; crisis intervention; assessment; referral to community providers, resources, and self-help communities.

College Success Webinar Series for Parents: a once monthly webinar series that features guests from various campus offices, geared towards equipping parents to support their learners from afar and better understand the services available to them.