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App State marks its 125th year by enrolling 21,570 Mountaineer students in fall 2024, a 1.5% increase over last fall. The steady growth is supported by intentionally managed enrollment at the Boone campus and significant growth in both the Hickory campus and App State Online student populations. From left to right, students are pictured outside the App State Hickory campus, inside a Sanford Hall classroom in Boone, sharing a hammock during the Welcome to App Field Day on Sanford Mall and inside the new cybe

App State marks its 125th year with strong enrollment
Sep 9, 2024

Appalachian State University marks its 125th year by enrolling 21,570 Mountaineer students in fall 2024, a 1.5% increase over last fall.

Gray and cream stones outline a pattern inside the Levine Labyrinth
2024 Camp Jean Rankin campers are pictured on the Kidd Brewer Stadium field with App State and community speech-language pathologists, App State speech-language pathology graduate students, camp donors and Mountaineer football players and coaches. Photo by Chase Reynolds

At App State’s Camp Jean Rankin, youth practice speech skills in fun, interactive settings
Aug 30, 2024

From chopping ingredients for a homemade Italian dinner to chopping words into syllables, the 10 campers who attended Appalachian State...

Dr. Gail Donaldson, chair of App State’s Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, second from right, is the recipient of App State’s inaugural Distinguished Leadership Award — part of the university’s Departmental Leadership Awards Program. Pictured with Donaldson, from left to right, are App State Acting Provost Neva Specht, App State Acting Vice Provost of Faculty Policies, Development and Training Jamie Parson and App State Beaver College of Health Sciences Dean Marie Huff. Photo by Chase Reynolds
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On April 29, App State and Project Kitty Hawk (PKH) signed an agreement that will help remove barriers to educational access and increase career readiness and advancement, particularly for adult learners in North Carolina. App State will launch five online degree programs supported by the project in the 2024–25 academic year. Pictured, from left to right, are PKH Chief Operating Officer David Eby, App State Interim Chancellor Heather Norris and UNC System Executive Vice President and PKH Interim President a

App State partners with Project Kitty Hawk to offer 5 streamlined App State Online programs in 2024–25
Jul 29, 2024

As part of a statewide effort to expand higher education access to millions of working adults in North Carolina, Appalachian State University has...

Woman uses a stethoscope to listen to a person wearing a gown in a hospital bed's heartbeat

App State awarded nearly $2.2 million to support growth of its nursing programs
Jul 22, 2024

Appalachian State University will receive nearly $2.2 million over two years to expand its nursing degree programs, part of a groundbreaking...

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Over 4,000 App State grads set to innovate, embrace new challenges and better their communities
May 17, 2024

 Thousands of graduates, each with their own unique stories, crossed the stage at Appalachian State University’s Spring 2024 Commenceme

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App State honors 27 students, faculty and staff at 2nd annual Awards of Distinction ceremony
May 9, 2024

 Appalachian State University recognized 27 students, faculty and staff at its second annual Awards of Distinction ceremony, honoring these M