• University Storm Recovery Updates

    UPDATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 8:30 a.m.
    We are pleased to announce that Wi-Fi service has been restored to the Asheville Center. Current students, faculty, and staff may now access the building for study, work or other necessary activities. Please note there may be occasional short outages as our service provider continues the recovery process.

    Drinking water is not available in the building. Some bottled water is available on site, but we encourage anyone using the building to bring their own drinking water if possible. The bathrooms on site now have working toilets.

    We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate the challenges posed by Hurricane Helene. Please stay tuned for further updates.

    University Storm Recovery Updates

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Asheville Center

Relief Supplies Distribution - Tuesday, Oct. 8, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne University will be distributing supplies to the LR Asheville community at our Asheville Center location on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. The Asheville Center address is 36 Montford Ave # 302, Asheville, NC 28801.

Asheville Hurricane Recovery Resources

Serving the specific needs of Asheville, Western North Carolina and beyond.

The Center for Graduate Studies is located in the historic Montford neighborhood in Asheville, just steps away from all of the great things that downtown offers. Full-time, terminally degreed faculty direct our graduate programs, mentor students and develop community partnerships. 

Our graduate programs are specially designed to meet both the needs of the Asheville community and of graduate students balancing work and school. Our classes, held in the evenings and on weekends, offer flexibility in scheduling for the working professional.

LR's Asheville Center currently enrolls more than 200 students in 10 programs and is known for its leadership in key community initiatives.

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We offer courses in-person, online or hybrid, so you can learn in a way that works best—full-time or part-time.

Graduate Degree Programs
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You're not just a number here. Faculty get to know you, your interests and career goals.

About Lenoir-Rhyne
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Lenoir-Rhyne is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

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A Great Place to Live, Work, Study & Play

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Asheville offers a little bit of everything for everyone. Named to many "best of" lists, Asheville offers a vibrant and collaborative art scene that is woven across every neighborhood in the city and unsurpassed recreational experiences within the city and in the nearby Blue Ridge mountains. 

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There are a lot of people like me who want to go to graduate school, but can't take a year off to do so. We have day jobs. The course content and how it is set up is several years ahead of its time.

Dan Waters, M.D.

News & Events

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An evolution of creativity

For years, Kat Heiden, MFA '27, lived her childhood dream of writing for television. Then she let go of the stress to find healing and new creative life as a graduate student.

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LR board of trustees welcomes incoming members

Beginning their terms of service on the board this year are three enthusiastic alumni who have already gone far to improve campus life and student opportunities.

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