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How is Excel changing the future of education? Come see for yourself and experience what we're all about.

Every Monday - Virtual Events

Join us for a one-hour virtual presentation about our program. Our recruiting team will give you an overview, you’ll hear from a graduate or student, and there will be time to ask questions. Monday nights not work for you? Give our admissions team a shout at admissions@theexcelcollege.com and we’ll set up a time!

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Visit Weekends

Come see how our community is pioneering a new way of higher education. Our Visit Weekends run from Thursday evening to Friday afternoon so that you can join one of our community gatherings, sit in on class, connect one on one with our team, and get to know Asheville and Black Mountain. Hit the button below to register.

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Where We Live

Students live in homes at Excel in Black Mountain, North Carolina amidst a thriving community of believers seeking to live and love like Jesus. On warm evenings, students are often found studying in rocking chairs on the quiet, covered front porches of the houses, building a bonfire, or hiking nearby Kitazuma Trail to watch the sunset.

Where We Eat

Some of the most meaningful conversations happen when breaking bread together. At Excel College, our students cook and eat together around a dinner table. Not only is cooking and eating together another way to build connection, but it is often healthier and more cost-effective than other dining options.

Where We Explore

Excel College is set in the midst of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Waterfalls, rhododendron–filled forests, and expansive mountain vistas surround our campus. Here, our students can retreat from distraction and explore God’s creation right out their back door. We are located in Black Mountain, a charming mountain town filled with quiet cafe’s, eclectic restaurants, robust tourism, and an “everybody knows everybody” feel. Also, our community is within 15 minutes of Asheville, a city known for its music, food, and mountain culture, sought out by artists and adventure-seekers alike.

September 2026 Enrollment Options Available

What Parents Are Saying

Testimonials

Excel College is a unique college every individual needs to experience. When you graduate from Excel, you have all the skills required to enter the professional arena; work experience and personal skills are embedded in the core of the education. Outstanding staff and facilitators are attentive to the individual's growth in mind, body, and spirit.

Jeffrey

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C8 Parent

As a parent of an Excel student, I can't speak highly enough about the school, which is unlike any other. Students grow in their thinking, maturity, and their love of Jesus and others, and benefit greatly from living in a community. Excel is a hidden gem in the beautiful mountains of Western NC. I highly recommend Excel to prospective students and their parents!

Todd

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C7 Parent

Lindsay

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C8 & C9 Parent

Our daughter came to Excel because it appealed to her creativity. At Excel, she has found that the context to learn and grow while living and working in a discipleship setting was just what she needed... During her time at Excel, she has flourished! She has gained confidence and poise and learned how to engage ideas in a humble way that keeps truth and Christ at the center while honoring the person or author across from her. Excel is training our daughter to think deeply, to love well, and to serve humbly. It has exceeded our expectations all around!

Heather

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C8 Parent

Our daughter... was drawn towards this idea of community and discipleship while earning a degree and made the decision to begin Excel immediately following the finish of her trade school. She is thriving. She is learning so much through critical thinking... [and] is also growing as a whole person. We now have another child who has been captured by this school concept and will join his sister in January at Excel. We are very excited for his journey to begin and expectant of all the Lord will do in both of them, and through both of them in the years to come.

Jen

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C8 Parent

We are so grateful to the Lord and to the leadership for our daughter to have these opportunities for growth and development through Excel! In addition to completing her bachelor's degree, she has grown and blossomed in every area, and learned to face challenges that produce a type of growth that take most of us decades in our everyday lives, while being surrounded by people who care about and support her through the process. What an incredible catapult into a healthy and productive life ahead!

Darcy

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C6 Parent

My daughter was unsure about attending Excel... Now that she's attended and is beginning her practicum, she cannot imagine her life having not experienced it. What a parent can teach only goes so far. Excel takes things to the next level in a way that changes someone from the inside out but yet transforms each student into a beacon of light that touches everyone around them thereafter.

Laura

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C7 Parent
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