Map and Directions

 

AMS is located near the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina, in a beautiful valley at the foot of the Black Mountains. The 105-acre campus, consisting mainly of woods and meadows, is an hour northeast of Asheville, 20 minutes from Burnsville and 40 minutes from Marion, North Carolina.

Directions from Asheville: Take I-26 north to Exit 9 for US 19E North. Turn right at the end of the off ramp, drive east through Burnsville to Micaville. Turn right onto NC80 South and go about six miles. Turn left onto Seven Mile Ridge Road, cross the bridge and turn right at the stop sign onto Hannah Branch Road (a gravel road). It is one mile to the AMS campus.

Directions from Burnsville: See directions from Asheville above.

Directions from Marion (I-40): Take NC 226 North to US 70 West. Take US 70 West to NC 80 North, go seven miles past the Blue Ridge Parkway, then turn right onto Seven Mile Ridge Road. Cross the bridge and turn right at the stop sign onto Hannah Branch Road (a gravel road). It is one mile to the AMS campus.

Directions from Johnson City, TN: Take I-26 South. Take Exit 9 to 19E. Drive straight on 19E to Burnsville. Go through Burnsville to Micaville. Turn right onto NC80 South and go about six miles. Turn left onto Seven Mile Ridge Road, cross the bridge and turn right at the stop sign onto Hannah Branch Road (a gravel road). It is one mile to the AMS campus.

Airport Transportation: If your student requires transportation from the Asheville Airport consider using Yancey County Transportation 828-682-6144. Yancey County Transportation charges $21.60 per person for a one way trip to the airport as of April 15, 2012. Prices are subject to change. Please provide 3 days notice.