Community Partners
Â鶹¹ÙÍø works alongside of business and community leaders to continue to enrich Hickory with educational, commercial, and cultural opportunities. Our campus and community are intertwined. We are neighbors working together to make Hickory a great place to live, work, learn and play.
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø community truly cares and supports others around them. Whether it's local businesses supporting the Bears or students being there for others, you can always feel the love of the community.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Partners
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Partners program promotes partnerships with local businesses, agencies and school and government entities to provide their employees opportunities for graduate and Â鶹¹ÙÍø Online undergraduate education at discounted rates based on the degree of participation by the specific affiliate.
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Through the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Partners in Higher Education program, graduates from partner institutions will receive incentives for enrolling in participating graduate programs at Â鶹¹ÙÍø.
View Â鶹¹ÙÍø Partners in Higher Education ProgramFriends of Â鶹¹ÙÍø
The Friends of Â鶹¹ÙÍø discount program allows businesses to express support for Â鶹¹ÙÍø by offering a discount to their local Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus community.
Currently, more than 50 businesses provide Â鶹¹ÙÍø discounts to students in Hickory, Asheville and Columbia.
View Friends of Â鶹¹ÙÍø Discount ProgramSenior Bears
Senior Bears connects community members to the academic and cultural opportunities at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. The program is open to all adults 55 and older and is a great way to take advantage of the many exciting opportunities at Â鶹¹ÙÍø.
Membership perks include a Senior Bears ID card, Â鶹¹ÙÍø parking sticker, library access and check-out privileges, auditing of a single undergraduate course each academic year and four meals in our dining hall.
View Senior Bears Program