Knoxville College

Knoxville College
MottoLet There Be Light
Motto in English
Guided by Faith. Inspired by Knowledge
TypePrivate historically black college
EstablishedDecember 16, 1875
AffiliationPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Endowment$1 million (appx.)[1]
ChairmanJessica Thrasher Wilson
PresidentLeonard L. Adams Jr.
Vice-presidentDasha Lundy
Academic staff
35[2]
Students11[3]
Location,
Tennessee
,
United States

35°58′12″N 83°56′45″W / 35.97000°N 83.94583°W / 35.97000; -83.94583
CampusUrban, 39 acres (16 ha)
ColorsGarnet and blue
NicknameBulldogs
Websitewww.knoxvillecollege.edu

Knoxville College is an unaccredited private historically black college in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1875 by the United Presbyterian Church of North America. The college is a United Negro College Fund member school.

A slow period of decline began in the 1970s and by 2015 the school had an enrollment of just 11 students. In May 2015, the college suspended classes until Fall 2016 term in hopes of reorganizing. On May 17, 2018, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission gave its approval for Knoxville College to once again reopen its doors and offer classes. On July 1, 2018, Knoxville College website announced resumption of enrolling students for fall 2018 semester. In May 2022, three students graduated.

  1. ^ Reginald Stuart, Knoxville College Still in the Dark But Seeing Light, 28 April 2009. Retrieved: 7 April 2011.
  2. ^ Knoxville College Catalog, 2008-2010. Retrieved: 7 April 2011.
  3. ^ Peter Jacobs, [1], Business Insider, 15 April 2015.