Brevard College

Brevard College is a private, liberal arts college located in the mountains of Western North Carolina, near Asheville. The United Methodist college has roots in three regional schools, dating back to 1853, that merged at the current campus location in the town of Brevard in 1933.

Brevard College is committed to an experiential liberal arts education that encourages personal growth and inspires artistic, intellectual, and social action.

Brevard College is named for Ephraim Brevard, patriot and signer of the Mecklenberg Resolves in 1775—a document that some historians believe was a precursor to the Declaration of Independence. The college has roots in three institutions: Weaver College, a two and four-year school, which was founded in Buncombe County in 1853; Rutherford College, which was founded as the Owl Hollow School in 1853; and Brevard Institute, a high school inaugurated in 1895. Due to the economic depression of the 1930s, all three schools closed their doors with a plan to merge as a single coeducational Methodist Junior college. Doors reopened as Brevard College, at the current campus location, in 1934 with a class of 394 and 24 faculty.