Warren Wilson College

Public services program: the swannanoa gathering is a series of weekly summer music workshops held on the warren wilson college campus each june and july. The enrollment is limited, with an open format, which allows each student to select their own curriculum from a variety of courses with different experience levels and abilities. Housing and meals for participants is an option. The north carolina department of public instruction has allowed 3 hours of teaching certificate renewal credits, with prior approval, for each week of the series. Total students in the summer of 2024 were 1,058, ranging between 123 and 286 particpants for each of the five weeks.