Course Types: Hybrid Wilderness First Responder

To Register, contact Evan Small:  esmall@elon.edu, 336-278-4673

Course Overview: Expectations, Gear List, Schedule, etc.

Course Schedule:

• Online platform opens January 6. Expect to allocate 10-15 hours each week for 3 weeks on the platform.
• Students must complete the online platform prior to arriving for the in-person/onsite portion of the course.
• The onsite portion of the course runs 8AM-5PM, January 27-31, with evening sessions on January 28 and 30.

Location: Elon University

Tuition: Elon University students $550; Public enrollment $800

Meals: There is access to food storage, a microwave, and a shared refrigerator at the course site.

Lodging: Housing is not provided, but there are hotels, AirBnBs, and campgrounds nearby.

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Location: Landmark Learning’s Upstream Campus

• Course Overview
• Course Schedule
• NOLS Wilderness Medicine Gear List

Tuition: $895

• The NOLS Hybrid WFR course incorporates 3 weeks of online learning followed by 5 days of in-person skills training. The online portion must be completed PRIOR to arrival for the in-person skills portion of the course.
• Online platform opens on February 19, 2024.
• In-person skills training runs March 11-15, 8AM-5PM daily, with evening sessions on Day 2 and Day 4.

Meals: Not included.

Town is 10 minutes from our base, with ample restaurants and grocery store options. Available for student use are two standard refrigerators, two microwaves, coffee pots and hot water urns, as well as three double-burner induction stoves with required magnetic pots/pans. Cups, plates, bowls, and silverware are also available for student use. Students will each have a cubby to use for dry food storage and use the three-sink system for washing/sanitizing at the end of meals.

Lodging: $75 Camping; $125 Bunkhouse

Camping (bring your own gear) or bunk space (bring your sleeping bag and pillow) is available by reservation. These lodging options are located by foot, up the hill behind the Cane Creek Lodge. Campers are invited to use the showers in the Student Lounge area. Students may also opt to camp in their vehicles in the parking area. The camping fee applies, and they may use the campers’ showers in the Lodge. No electric or water hookup is available.

Bunkhouses are 4 max to a room, and you can select gender-specific or gender-neutral designation as available. Each room has its own bathroom with shower, toilet and sink. Each pair of rooms shares a common connecting space and covered front porch for downtime and community.

You may arrive between 12PM-9PM the day before the course starts for self-checkin. Housing assignments and the grounds orientation will be posted in the classroom lobby. If you cannot arrive by 9PM, you may arrive at 7:45AM on the first day of your course. Class begins promptly at 8AM.

Students must be packed and moved out prior to 8AM on the last day of the course.

Shuttle:

There are several shuttle services that are offered in the area with competitive pricing.   

• Asheville Premier Transportation: 828-407-0221, dana@ashevillepremiertransportation.com   
• Charlie the Cabbie: 828-506-0056
• Jackson County Transit: 828-586-0233, transit.jacksonnc.org   
• Contact the office at 828-293-5384 to authorize the release of your contact information to other students who may be interested in carpooling.