From the Watauga Academy of 1899 to the App State of today, the mission has remained the same: to provide access to education. This vision now extends to the Greater Hickory area.

At App State’s new Hickory campus, you’ll experience the same excellence that App State is known for — including small class sizes, high-quality student and faculty interaction and exciting undergraduate research opportunities.

You’ll be backed by the strength of the App State network, which includes expert faculty, supportive staff and more than 150,000 alumni worldwide ready to help you open doors to future opportunities.

Services, scholarships and savings

You'll have a wealth of resources and support available to you at App State Hickory, including dedicated advisors, a library, health and counseling services, student clubs, leadership experiences, tutoring, success coaching, career development services, technical support, computer labs and more. And, you’ll be able to take full advantage of any aspects of the student experience you’d like on the Boone campus as well, including Mountaineer football games!

You’ll save money by earning your App State degree while living at home.

Living at home and earning your degree on App State’s Hickory campus can result in significant savings, as App State’s annual tuition and fees for North Carolina residents total just over $8,000.

Hickory Scholarship available

App State Hickory students are eligible for all university scholarships, including one scholarship specifically for App State Hickory students! Learn more about scholarship opportunities.

Opportunity + Innovation

Whether you attend full or part time, or you’re beginning or continuing your four-year degree, enroll in one of our industry-relevant bachelor’s programs in Hickory — while saving on the usual college room and board costs.

Degree completion may require that some courses be completed on the Boone campus or online.

• Accounting 
• Actuarial Science
• Advertising
• 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 
• Child Development - Birth to Kindergarten 
• Child Development - Family and Child Studies
• Communication Studies 
• Computer Information Systems - Cybersecurity
• Computer Information Systems - General Computer Information Systems 
• Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice - International Studies
• Cybersecurity (BS)
• Digital Journalism
• Electronic Media/Broadcasting
• Elementary Education
• English – Rhetoric and Technical Writing 
• Health Care Management
• Health Sciences (BS)
• History
• History - Multidisciplinary 
• Management - General Management
• Marketing - General Marketing 
• Mathematics
• Mathematics - Business 
• Mathematics - General Mathematics 
• 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
• Organizational Leadership and Learning 
• Psychology
• Psychology - Business 
• Public Relations 
• 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
• Veterinary Technology

Hours & Location

Open Monday through Thursday, from 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Friday, from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m..

Physical Address
800 17th St NW
Hickory, NC 28601