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The Adult and Graduate Studies (AGS) program offers flexible, affordable, and supportive undergraduate degree completion, licensure, and graduate degrees, to working adults and non-traditional students. Apply and begin now!
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For over 50 years, Mars Hill has provided exceptional and relevant adult education in western North Carolina. MHU’s faculty and staff have supported thousands of adults in following their dreams, finding their passions, and advancing their careers. AGS students complete degrees to gain an advantage in the workforce while maintaining a balance between their personal and professional lives.
Contact information for adult & graduate programs
Sarah Burnette
Adult & Graduate Studies Counselor
Phone: 828-689-1356
Email: sarah_burnette@mhu.edu
Mars Hill University is the oldest educational institution on its original site in Western North Carolina. It was founded in 1856 by citizens to serve the people of Western North Carolina. Just a few miles outside of Asheville, NC, the university builds on a rich heritage of liberal arts education, helping students to find their potential and discover their purpose. As early as 1901, the college ran a teacher-institute to provide in-service training for public school educators. In 1934, it pioneered the “pastor’s school” to give ministers structured periods of study, and in 1970, it launched the Career Opportunities Program (COP) to provide teacher assistants with classes leading to baccalaureate degrees. In 1974, the Continuing Education Program, an inspired creation of the COP was launched. The ACCESS program (Accelerated Credit, Continuing Education, and Summer School) served many career-minded professionals for decades, reaching adult students with classes offered in Asheville, Marion and Tuscola High School. With the launch of the college’s first graduate-level program, the Master of Education, the program was reintroduced as Adult and Graduate Studies (AGS). August 2013 marked the date that the institution as a whole transitioned from Mars Hill College to Mars Hill University. Shortly after that began offering Graduate programs in Education, Criminal Justice and Business Management.
Today, students can have the complete Mars Hill University experience including close faculty connections and experiential learning, while completing entire undergraduate and graduate degrees online.