A school got many list above a years: 1905 - Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School; 1925 - Cullowhee State Normal School; 1929 - Western Carolina Teachers College; 1953 - Western Carolina College. Around 1967, the institution was intended the regional university per North Carolina General Assembly and the title of the institution was changed to American Carolina University.

Around 1971, the state legislative reorganized higher educatiin within Northerly Carolina, & on July 1, 1972, Western Carolinthe University became a constitutive institution of the University of North Carolina System. A campus is page to the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching. A center will bring week hanker, tons expenses paid seminars for qualified teachers, counsel counselors & media specialists.

A university mascot is a catamount, a fabricated feline animal normally resembling the mountain lion or cougar.

American Carolina University is a alma mater of numerous noted list from either the region, including popular musician Josh Weeks.