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App State’s Hickory Campus

Opening 2023

A renowned university experience conveniently located to serve the Greater Hickory area

In the heart of the Catawba Valley, App State offers the appeal of a small college with the prestige of the Southeast’s premier public undergraduate institution.

Experience the unparalleled value of App State at its new Hickory campus. We make it convenient for you to earn a degree while living at home.

No matter which major matches your interest, you’ll be backed by the strength of the App State network, which includes faculty experts and more than 140,000 alumni worldwide ready to help you open doors to future opportunities.

Start as a first-year student or bring your transfer credits.

App State Hickory has the classes to fit your schedule and budget.

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Upcoming Events

Learn more about App State’s Hickory campus at upcoming information sessions and events.

  • Saturday, February 18, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
  • Tuesday, February 28, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 21, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 22, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Hickory Open House
Hickory Open House
Hickory Open House

Opportunity + Innovation

Whether you attend full or part time, or you’re beginning or returning to college, enroll in one of our industry-relevant bachelor's degrees in Hickory — while saving on the usual college room and board costs.

  • Accounting 
  • Actuarial Science
  • Advertising
  • Anthropology, BA
  • Anthropology, BS
  • Anthropology - Multidisciplinary
  • Apparel Design and Merchandising
  • Career & Technical Education - Agriculture Education
  • Career & Technical Education - Business, Finance and Information Technology Education 
  • Career & Technical Education - Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Education 
  • Career & Technical Education - Family and Consumer Sciences Education 
  • Career & Technical Education - Technology, Engineering and Design Education 
  • Career & Technical Education - Trade and Industry Education 
  • Career & Technical Education - Workforce Leadership & Development
  • Child Development - Birth to Kindergarten 
  • Child Development - Family and Child Studies
  • Communication Science and Disorders
  • Communication Studies 
  • Community and Regional Planning
  • Computer Information Systems - Cybersecurity
  • Computer Information Systems - General Computer Information Systems 
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice - International Studies
  • Digital Journalism
  • Economics, BSBA 
  • Economics - Environmental Economics and Policy 
  • Economics - General Economics 
  • Economics - International Economics 
  • Economics - Regional Economic Development
  • Electronic Media/Broadcasting
  • Elementary Education
  • English - Creative Writing 
  • English - Film Studies 
  • English - Literary Studies 
  • English - Professional Writing 
  • English, Secondary Education
  • Finance and Banking
  • Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies
  • Geography
  • Geography - General 
  • Geography - Geographic Information Systems 
  • Global Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, K-12
  • Health Care Management
  • History
  • History - Applied and Public History 
  • History - Multidisciplinary 
  • History/Social Studies Education
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Studies - Individually Designed
  • International Business 
  • Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Spanish and Hispanic Studies 
  • Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Spanish, Education (K-12) 
  • Management - General Management
  • Management - Human Resources
  • Management - Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Management - Sustainable Business
  • Marketing - Digital Marketing 
  • Marketing - General Marketing 
  • Marketing - Sales 
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics - Business 
  • Mathematics - Computation 
  • Mathematics - General Mathematics 
  • Mathematics - Life Sciences 
  • Mathematics - Physical Sciences 
  • Mathematics - Secondary Education Licensure 
  • Mathematics - Statistics 
  • Middle Grades Education - Language Arts and Mathematics 
  • Middle Grades Education - Language Arts and Science 
  • Middle Grades Education - Language Arts and Social Studies 
  • Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Science 
  • Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Social Studies 
  • Middle Grades Education - Science and Social Studies
  • Nutrition and Foods - Dietetics
  • Nutrition and Foods - Foodsystems Management
  • Nutrition and Foods - Nutrition and Wellness 
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Political Science - American Politics 
  • Political Science - International and Comparative Politics 
  • Political Science - Pre-Professional Legal Studies 
  • Political Science - Public Administration / Public Management 
  • Political Science - Public Administration / Town Administrator, City County Management 
  • Psychology
  • Psychology - Business 
  • Psychology - Education Studies 
  • Psychology - Health Studies 
  • Psychology - Human Services 
  • Psychology - Natural Science 
  • Psychology - Social Science 
  • Psychology - Sustainability
  • Public Health
  • Public Relations 
  • Recreation Management - Commercial Recreation & Tourism Management 
  • Recreation Management - Outdoor Experiential Education 
  • Recreation Management - Recreation and Park Management
  • Religious Studies
  • Risk Management and Insurance
  • Social Work
  • Sociology (BA)
  • Sociology (BS) - Applied Research Methods
  • Sociology (BS) - Criminology
  • Sociology (BS) - Families and Intimate Relationships
  • Sociology (BS) - Individually Designed
  • Sociology (BS) - Power and Social Change
  • Sociology (BS) - Social Inequalities
  • Sociology (BS) – Sociology of Health and Aging
  • Special Education - Adapted Curriculum K-12 
  • Special Education - General Curriculum K-12
  • Supply Chain Management

Major completion may require that some courses be completed on the Boone campus or online. Note that the Hickory campus location is pending accreditation from SACSCOC — accreditation is expected in summer 2023. Follow the progression of App State's Hickory campus.

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Hours & Location

Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Physical Address
800 17th St NW
Hickory, NC 28601

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