King University
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| Motto | Ecclesiae et Litteris (For the Church and For Learning) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1867 |
| Endowment | $20.4 million |
| President | Mr. Alexander Whitaker |
| Students | 2,920 (2015-16 Academic Year) |
| Location | Bristol, Tennessee, USA |
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Urban 135 wooded acres (0.55 km²) |
| Colors | Navy and Red |
| Nickname | The Tornado |
| Mascot | Twister the Lion |
| Affiliations | NCAA Division II, Conference Carolinas |
| Website | www.king.edu |
King University (formerly King College) is a private university in Bristol, Tennessee. Graduate programs are offered in business administration, nursing, and education. Founded in 1867, King is independently governed with covenant affiliations to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC).
In April 1866, the Holston Presbytery assembled at the old Pleasant Grove Church in Bristol, Tenn., to establish a Christian college. The College was built on 25 acres (100,000 m2) of land in Bristol that had been donated by Reverend James King, in whose honor it is named. The first classes were offered in August 1867.
When the college outgrew its small campus, King's grandson Isaac Anderson donated land on a hillside east of Bristol and in 1917 the college moved to its present location.
In January 2013, King College announced that it would change its name to King University. The name change reflects the master’s-level, comprehensive benchmark that King has reached in recent years. Becoming a university was the natural unfolding of King’s strategic plan, unveiled in 1998, to create an even broader mix of programs based on a university model. On June 1, 2013, King College officially became King University.
In December 2013, King University was granted a Level V designation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), after a two-year application and review process. As a result, King University began its first doctoral program, a Doctorate of Nursing Practice, in Fall 2014.
The King University campus is located on 135 acres approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) from downtown Bristol, Tennessee. All main buildings on campus are brick and of Georgian-style architecture. King University also has three additional Tennessee campuses located in Kingsport, Knoxville, and Nashville. There are 10 additional instructional locations across Southwest Virginia and Tennessee.
King University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC)[3].
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