Warren Wilson College (WWC) is offering 25 full-tuition Milepost One scholarships for 2018-2019 undergraduate students who want to earn a bachelor’s degree without paying tuition.
WWC is a private-four year liberal arts college located in Swannanoa Valley, just outside of Asheville.
WWC’s tuition for the 2017-2018 year is $34,500, not including room and board. Students whose families have an income of $125,000 or less per year will be eligible in the Milepost One scholarship.
Skye Telka, an admission counselor for WWC, emphasizes the importance of providing scholarships for those above the poverty line.
“Middle-class families are often forgotten in higher education. They make too much money to qualify for aid and not enough to actually pay for college,” Telka said.
Milepost One is offered to students who may not be eligible for state and federal-based grants, allowing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students and other international students
a chance at having the next four years free.
To apply for the scholarship, those interested must record a two-minute video about someone who is deeply important to them.
“We know that there are people whose hard work and commitment have made it possible for you to be at the point in your life where you’re going to college,” WWC said on their website. “Share with us how these people impacted you, and what it would mean to you and to them if you receive a full-tuition scholarship to Warren Wilson College.”
Students must have a minimum weighted high school grade point average of 3.0 and must complete application requirements by the March 1 deadline, including their financial aid application.
Those applying must be admitted to WWC as a first-time undergraduate and full-time freshman, must live on campus and participate in the Warren Wilson Work Program while being enrolled full time with a consecutive enrollment.
“Our number one goal is access. Being a small mountain college, we are excited to see more students from across the state [who are] representative of every demographic. Asheville has always been a diverse community, and we look forward to sharing this community with others,” Telka said.
