This timeline outlines significant academic events in the history of UNC Asheville
All timelines are intended as highlights and are not comprehensive.
| 1930: |
Approximately 75 students graduate from Biltmore Junior College [Image] |
| 1932: |
43 students graduate from Biltmore Junior College [Image] |
| 1934: |
Approximately 40 students graduate from Biltmore Junior College [Image] |
| 1946 |
College trustees raise tuition from $55 a semester to $90 |
| 1952 |
Bachelor of Science degree conferred on a student, the first by the college, and the first by a N.C. institution operating on the junior college level |
| 1954 |
Tuition rises to $115 a semester |
| 1961: |
Asheville-Biltmore College enrolls its first black student |
| 1966: |
The first senior class of students ("66 for 66") graduate |
| 1967: |
Full accreditation as a four-year institution is granted, retroactive to the graduating classes of 1966 and 1967
Asheville-Biltmore College institutes a joint bachelor of science program in Engineering Operations with North Carolina State University |
| 1969: |
Asheville-Biltmore College becomes The University of North Carolina at Asheville, one of six campuses of the Consolidated University. The ten remaining state-supported institutions are merged into a unified sixteen-constituent member system, The University of North Carolina. |
| 1970 |
Enrollment tops 1000 |
| 1979 |
Enrollment reaches 2000 |
| 1986: |
UNCA sponsors the first National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) |
| 1988: |
UNCA's first graduate program, offering a Master of Liberal Arts degree, launched |
| 1992: |
UNCA is designated as a Liberal Arts University by the UNC Board of Governors |
| 2006: |
National Conference of Undergraduate Research returns to UNCA for 20th anniversary |
| 2009: |
UNCA and NC A&T launch student exchange program |
| 2011: |
Collaborative Agreement between UNCA and Mission Health System creates additional classes and internships
UNC Eshelamn School of Pharmacy expands program to UNCA campus |
