• Do you love to learn, especially when it challenges what you already know?

• Do you often find yourself in trouble because of your creativity and intelligence?

• Are you curious about other people, who they are, what they believe and why they believe it?

• Are you interested in exploring local and global issues, understanding issues and proposing solutions for a better world?

• Do you want to be part of a diverse, international community, surrounded by the language and food of many cultures?

• Are you willing to work hard in order to discover all that you are capable of doing?

If you can answer “Yes” to any one of the preceding questions, you should explore Watauga Global Community further—it might be the right program for you.

Since 1972, Watauga Global Community (formerly Watauga College) has been the program where students read, write, think, argue, challenge, ponder, change, struggle, laugh and live together during their first years of college.

All Watauga classes meet general education requirements in interdisciplinary team-taught (multiple professor) core classes that blend fact, fiction, culture, philosophy, motion, art, music, myth, and religion.  The variety of classroom formats—lectures, smaller discussion sections, small project groups, linked classes and even trips outside the classroom—provide many different approaches for learning, assuring that one or more of these formats will be ideally suited to you.  Working closely with your peers, upperclassmen, and faculty, you will blend academics, residential life, and international concerns into a seamless experience.

Watauga Global Community is located in the Living Learning Center (llc.appstate.edu/), Appalachian's newest residence hall, featuring four-person suites, kitchens, lounges, classrooms, an art studio, a music room, and a library. 

A very important important aspect of Watauga is the community that forms through shared academic work and living experiences.  No barriers separate the academic, cultural, and social components of Watauga students, faculty, and staff. In Watauga, the community forms the basis for all that happens.  At the same time, you remain free to pursue your choice of a major and can enjoy a variety of student activities offered by Appalachian, including intramurals, service clubs, student government, fraternities and sororities. You get all the benefits of a comprehensive university as well as the close ties inherent in a small learning community.

All first-year students at Appalachian State are eligible to participate in the program. We seek an interesting mix of students who are interested in exploring life in all of its fascinating forms and want to be involved in the world around them.