Academic calendar
Fall 2026 16-Week Term runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 16-Week TermRelevant now
- Fall 2026 8-Week Term I
- Fall 2026 8-Week Term II
- Spring 2027 16-Week Term
- Spring 2027 8-Week Term I
- Spring 2027 8-Week Term II
- Summer 2027 10-Week Term
- Summer 2027 8-Week Term
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
B
- Blue Ridge Café
- The primary on-campus restaurant operated by Culinary Arts students in the Magnolia Building.
- Bridge & Tunnel
- The coffee shop and roastery located within the Coman Student Activity Center.
F
- Fernihurst
- A historic mansion on campus used for fine dining events and hospitality labs.
M
- Magnolia
- One of the two buildings in the Brumit Hospitality Center used for student-run lunch and dinner service.
- Mountain Tech Lodge
- A hospitality training facility that includes a student-run bakery and pastry shop.
- MSLA
- Multicultural Student Leadership Association; an organization focused on supporting underserved student populations.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa; the international honor society for two-year college students.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association; the representative body for the student voice on campus.
- SSI
- Student Success Initiative; a program and group focused on academic and social empowerment for all students.
- SVA
- Student Veterans Association; a club providing support and community for veterans on campus.
T
- The Hill
- A common informal name for the main campus due to its steep location overlooking downtown Asheville.
- Trailblazer
- The official mascot of the college, frequently used to brand student services like the ID and newsletter.
V
- Victoria
- Short for Victoria Road, the primary thoroughfare and location of the main Asheville campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bailey
- The K. Ray Bailey Student Services Center, which houses admissions, financial aid, and advising.
- bridge_tunnel_coffee
- Bridge & Tunnel Coffee
- bridge_tunnel_coffee_co
- Bridge & Tunnel Coffee Co.
- Coman
- The J. Herbert Coman Student Activity Center, containing the gym, student life offices, and a coffee shop.
- culinary_arts_productions_fernihurst
- Culinary Arts Productions (Fernihurst)
- culinary_arts_productions_magnolia
- Culinary Arts Productions (Magnolia)
- Ferguson
- The Ferguson Center for Allied Health and Workforce Development, where many nursing and health programs are based.
- fernihurst_building_culinary_arts_productions
- Fernihurst Building (Culinary Arts Productions)
- Holly
- The Holly Building, part of the campus library and learning resources complex.
- InfoBase
- The college's online knowledge base containing tutorials and technology support documentation.
- Locke
- The Don C. Locke Library, the main academic resource and study building on campus.
- magnolia_building_culinary_arts_productions
- Magnolia Building (Culinary Arts Productions)
- Moodle
- The learning management system where students access course materials and online classes.
- Parking Decal
- A required registration sticker that must be displayed on any vehicle parked on campus lots.
- Self-Service
- The online portal used by students to register for classes, check grades, and view financial aid.
- Simpson
- The Thomas W. Simpson Administration Building, housing executive offices.
- Sunnicrest
- A historic building on campus that houses the A-B Tech Foundation and administrative offices.
- Trailblazer ID
- The official student identification card required for library use, voting, and campus services.
- Trailblazer Talk
- A weekly newsletter sent to student email accounts containing campus announcements and events.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 16-Week Term runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 19 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.