Cool and Green – Warren Wilson College Setting a Standard for Sustainability

October 13, 2010

Warren Wilson College (WWC) is a private four-year college near Asheville, NC. Sustainability is woven into the fabric of Warren Wilson.  It is known for its curriculum of work, academics, and service, called “the Triad,” which requires every student to work an on-campus job, perform at least one hundred hours of community service over four years and complete a requisite course of academic work in order to graduate. The college offers classes in 30 different departments with the most popular majors in Environmental Sciences, English, and Outdoor Leadership.

Warren Wilson is one of the few colleges in the United States that requires on-campus students to work for the institution in order to graduate. It is part of the Work Colleges Consortium. The college is notable for its surrounding natural environment with a 300 acre working farm and market garden, 600 acres of maintained forest providing the community with 25 miles of hiking trails.

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