University of the Cumberlands

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Welcome! For more than a century, the University of the Cumberlands has remained true to its mission of providing a quality education while preparing students for lives as servant leaders.
Our approach to education is personal. We value and are committed to the success of every student. Whether it is a first-time undergraduate student, a working parent coming back to school, or a professional seeking to further their career, we strive to meet each individual's unique needs so they can achieve their goals.
At Cumberlands, we are different by design. We believe quality education provides various learning opportunities – not just textbook learning but practical, hands-on learning. Along with academics, we place a strong emphasis on student work and service to others. The end goal is to develop keen minds, warm hearts, and helping hands.
In our journey from 1888 to today, Cumberlands has continually adapted to new technologies and the ever-changing world in which we live. Today, our reach extends beyond our strong, traditional on-campus community to include our cutting-edge online and hybrid classroom communities.
The vision of the University of the Cumberlands is to be the premier liberal arts university that encourages intellectual and spiritual growth, leadership, and service. Cumberlands will capitalize on its history, location, and close student and faculty bonds to become a forerunner institution, a distinctive kind of learning center, an independent, pioneering 21st-century university that is unusually devoted to preparing young people for the future.
The University of the Cumberlands has historically served students primarily, but not exclusively, from the beautiful mountain regions of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, and Alabama, which have traditionally been described as Appalachia. The University's impact can be seen in its graduates' achievements who have assumed roles of leadership in this region and throughout the nation.
While located in the resort-like area of Appalachia, emphasizing serving the beautiful mountain area, the University now reaches into every state and around the world through its student body and alumni.
UC continues to offer promising students of all backgrounds a broad-based liberal arts program enriched with Christian values. The University strives for excellence in all of its endeavors and expects students a similar dedication to this pursuit. Its commitment to a strong academic program is joined with a commitment to a strong work ethic. Cumberlands encourages students to think critically and creatively better to prepare themselves for lives of responsible service and leadership. This focus of its undergraduate programs is extended and extrapolated into its graduate programs.
These programs also nurture critical and creative thinking to pursue the "life-more-abundant" for both the individual and society. At Cumberlands, graduate study prepares professionals to be servant-leaders in their disciplines and communities, linking research with practice and knowledge with ethical decision-making. Since its founding in 1888, the self-help feature has been an integral part of the Cumberlands University.
Cumberlands believes the privilege of a university education should be based upon motivation, ability, character, and purpose rather than the amount of money a student or his parents might have. The most wholesome type of financial assistance consists of helping the student to help himself. A student aid program should develop thrift and self-reliance qualities, as does the work-study plan at Cumberlands.
Much of the financial assistance at Cumberlands is given in the form of remunerative employment. The work program is optional, and the amount of work depends on the ability and need. In recent years many students have earned their college expenses. Continued employment and promotion depend upon the quality of work done. At Cumberlands, students receive formal education for minimal cost. If they do not have the money, they pay for a large portion of their education by doing daily work in the college cafeteria, in the maintenance department, in Appalachian outreach programs-as student assistants, photographers, postal clerks, and part-time secretaries.
Self-help opportunities are afforded to over six hundred students who work an average of twelve hours per week under guidance and supervision. These students are taught the value of promptness, industry, dependability, and initiative.
Undergraduate students are encouraged to enhance their academic and career success by immersing themselves in different cultural experiences available through UC Study Abroad. UC offers study abroad programs in Belize, Costa Rica, England, Ireland, France, and Spain. Appropriate transfer credit will be awarded for classes taken abroad which match UC coursework.
The University of the Cumberlands welcomes international students from over 40 countries in our undergraduate and select graduate programs. From maintaining your international student status to participating in orientation programs and international student association events, UC has various support resources available to help you excel!
The Mission Statement of the University of the Cumberlands clearly states the University's position on the value of work and service to others. The Leadership/Community Service Program illustrates UC's deep commitment to leadership and community service as a moral task and ethical responsibility. The Leadership/Community Service Program is centered on service and leadership.

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