Currently All Tuition Exchange applications are now closed for the 2024-2025 academic year. 

Warren Wilson College is the only national liberal arts college that fully integrates on-campus work and off-campus community engagement into its curriculum. In addition to its innovative experiential program, the College and its 750 students are known for their strong commitment to environmental sustainability, diversity and social justice. The college also features a top-ranked low-residency MFA Program for Writers and a summer-long Swannanoa Gathering of music and folk arts workshops.

Recognized for dedication to inclusivity by the Princeton Review - No. 2  most LGBTQ-friendly  in the nation.  Warren Wilson College is a Fiske Guide best buy and among College Magazine's top 10 greenest campuses. Undergraduates represent 46 states and 16 countries, and the College contributes more than 58,000 hours to the community through collaborations with 257 service partners. With sought-after majors in environmental studies, creative writing, global studies and outdoor leadership, Warren Wilson College is a community of scholars producing graduates ready to change the world. Visit http://warren-wilson.edu.

Tuition Exchange Application Procedure: Priority Application Deadline, February 15th, 2024

1. The student must apply and be accepted by the college admission department. Tuition Exchange candidates will be held to the same admission requirements and process as all other applicants. 

2.  Students are required to complete each year the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.studentaid.gov.

3. North Carolina residents only must complete NC Residency Determination at www.ncresidency.org

4. Students are notified of approved/denied decisions from the WWC Financial Aid Office by email. 

5. Once a student's financial aid offer is finalized by the Financial Aid Office, the student will be notified by email their offer is available. Students will need to accept/decline their student loan offer only.  All other grants, scholarships, tuition exchange funds, and the work program offer will already be accepted on the student's behalf.  

Note: Tuition Exchange will replace any Merit Aid the student was previously offered. 

6. Students will need to watch for their billing statement around June 1st.  Payment for the Fall semester is due each year by July 1st for New and Incoming Students and July 15th for all returning students.  Payment for the Spring semester is due each year by December 15th.  Spring bills are available online around November 1st.  
Payment is full is required each semester for all students to attend WWC.  

Terms and Conditions of Tuition Exchange 

The College's Tuition Exchange Scholarship will be the amount of comprehensive tuition up to 18 credits per semester, minus the College Work Program grant and any North Carolina State Grant the student is eligible to receive.  Students who are approved for Tuition Exchange will not be eligible for merit scholarships or need-based funding.  Federal Grants and Federal Student Loans may be applied to food, housing and fees. Tuition Exchange does not cover course fees, music fees, overload charges, day student fees, or any study-away courses.  Any financial aid our outside source applied toward tuition will also reduce the amount of the Tuition Exchange award.

Tuition Exchange eligibility will last up to eight consecutive semesters or until a Bachelor’s Degree is received, whichever comes first.  Should a student leave Warren Wilson, the student will need to contact the financial aid office to determine eligibility for renewal.  

To continue at Warren Wilson under Tuition Exchange, a student must be a full-time degree-seeking student at all times. Be making satisfactory academic progress (SAP)  toward a Warren Wilson degree.  The College’s Satisfactory Academic Progress policy can be found in the College’s Catalog. Be in good standing with the College, including Student Accounts, Student Life, Work Program Office, and Financial Aid. 

Tuition Remission Guidelines

Tuition remission is a benefit made available to regular full-time and part-time staff and faculty. This benefit, which is a form of financial aid, allows employees, their spouses, domestic partners or dependents to enroll in credit-bearing, undergraduate courses tuition-free, provided there is space and funding available. Employees may be awarded on a part-time basis, with the permission of their supervisor, whereas an employee’s spouse, domestic partner and/or dependents may be awarded on a part-time or full-time basis.

If you have questions regarding the Tuition Remission please contact the following offices:

Eligibility: Human Resources Office [email protected]

Financial Aid and FAFSA: Financial Aid Office [email protected]

A Tuition Benefit that a student receives from a parent's employer is meant for educational costs and is considered an outside benefit. Outside benefits are factored into a student's financial aid offer and are applied toward college expenses. We will consider your outside benefit as a part of your overall financial aid funding.  Warren Wilson considers merit aid, need-based aid, federal, and state funding as undesignated aid for benefits purposes. Warren Wilson because of its unique participation in the Federal Work Colleges Consortium will designate the Work Scholarship and the Work Grant towards tuition only. All financial aid offerings including outside tuition benefits may not exceed the direct cost of attendance for the student. When an overage occurs, financial aid will be reduced in the following order: Federal Parent PLUS Loan, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans, Federal Direct Subsidized Loans, WWC need-based aid, and Merit Scholarships. 

In some cases, students may not be eligible for need-based aid dependent upon the amount of the tuition benefit given by the parent's employer.  We encourage you to contact the Financial Aid Office at [email protected] if you are going to be receiving any outside benefit. If a student qualifies for a WWC tuition program such as NC Free or Milepost One and utilizes an outside benefit the student is no longer eligible for the WWC tuition program.  Depending on the outside benefit amount WWC will continue to cover up to tuition only if the student is eligible for a WWC tuition program.