The University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNC Asheville) is a public liberal arts university in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. It was previously known as Buncombe County Junior College (1927 to 1930), Biltmore Junior College (1930 to 1934), Biltmore College (1934 to 1936), and Asheville-Biltmore College (1936 to 1969). [1] [2] Following are some of the notable people associated with the Universith of North Carolina at Asheville.