Adult ACCESS (Accelerated Credit/Continuing Education/Summer School) is an extension of Mars Hill College's long-standing tradition of excellence in providing educational and business solutions to the people of western North Carolina. ACCESS is a program for real people with real lives, giving working adults the opportunity to earn a degree at night.

There are four degree programs offered through Adult ACCESS: business management, teacher education, special education, and social work. Adult ACCESS also offers licensure in teacher education, special education, teaching English as a second language, academically and intellectually gifted, and reading.

In addition to the Mars Hill campus (including online and semi-online courses), ACCESS offers adult education classes in Asheville and at the following satellite sites: