Editing Knoxville, Tennessee (section)

==Education==
[[File:UT-McClungPlaza.jpg|thumb|right|The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is the state's flagship public university. (Pictured: McClung Plaza)]]

Knoxville is home to the [[University of Tennessee at Knoxville|main campus of the University of Tennessee]] (UTK), which has operated in the city since the 1790s. As of 2011, UTK had an enrollment of over 27,000 and endowments of over $300{{spaces}}million.<ref name=bolcolleges>[http://knoxvillebookoflists.com/?djoPage=view_html&djoPid=15837 East Tennessee Colleges and Universities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406120940/http://www.knoxvillebookoflists.com/?djoPage=view_html&djoPid=15837 |date=April 6, 2012 }}, Knoxville Book of Lists (''Knoxville News Sentinel''), 2012. Retrieved: January 15, 2012.</ref> The school employs over 1,300 instructional faculty, and offers more than 300 degree programs.<ref>[http://www.utk.edu/aboutut/ UTK—About the University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120082119/http://www.utk.edu/aboutut/ |date=January 20, 2012 }}. Retrieved: January 15, 2012.</ref>

[[Pellissippi State Community College]] is a two-year school governed by the [[Tennessee Board of Regents]] that offers [[college transfer|transfer]] programs, two-year degrees, and certificate programs. Its main campus is located off [[Pellissippi Parkway]] in western Knox County. As of 2011, the school had a system-wide enrollment of over 11,000 students.<ref>[http://www.pstcc.edu/about/index.php About Pellissippi State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207205256/http://www.pstcc.edu/about/index.php |date=February 7, 2012 }}. Retrieved: January 15, 2012.</ref>

[[Johnson University]] (formerly Johnson Bible College) is a [[Bible college]] affiliated with the [[Christian churches and churches of Christ]]. As of 2012, the school had an enrollment of 845. Johnson traditionally specializes in training preachers and ministers, but also offers degrees in counseling, teaching, music, and nonprofit management.<ref>[http://www.johnsonu.edu/About.aspx About Johnson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128151353/http://johnsonu.edu/About.aspx |date=January 28, 2012 }}. Retrieved: January 15, 2012.</ref>

[[South College]] (formerly Knoxville Business College) is a [[for-profit school]] located in West Knoxville that offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business, health care, criminal justice, and legal fields. The school had an enrollment of 717 as of 2010.<ref>Tennessee Higher Education Commission, [http://www.tn.gov/thec/Divisions/LRA/PostsecondaryAuth/segpr/2010/SouthCollege.pdf Student Enrollment, Completion and Placement Report, FY 2009–10—South College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013061604/http://www.tn.gov/thec/Divisions/LRA/PostsecondaryAuth/segpr/2010/SouthCollege.pdf |date=October 13, 2011 }}. Retrieved: January 15, 2012.</ref>

[[Knoxville College]] was a [[historically black college]] that began operating in Knoxville in the 1870s. The school offered a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies and an Associate of Arts degree. Knoxville College had an enrollment of about 100 students as of 2010 and closed permanently in 2015.<ref>Linda McCoy, [http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/dec/10/new-knoxville-college-president-has-plan-add-stabi/ New Knoxville College President Has Plan to Add Stability and Seek Reaccreditation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711074411/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/dec/10/new-knoxville-college-president-has-plan-add-stabi/ |date=July 11, 2012 }}, ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', December 10, 2010. Retrieved: January 15, 2012.</ref>

Institutions with [[satellite campus|branch campuses]] in Knoxville include [[Carson-Newman University]], [[King University]], [[Lincoln Memorial University]] (namely, the Duncan School of Law), [[National College of Business & Technology]], [[Roane State Community College]], [[Strayer University]], [[Tennessee Wesleyan University]], and [[Tusculum University]]. [[Virginia College]] offers career programs in Knoxville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vc.edu/college/knoxville-colleges-tennessee.cfm|title=Knoxville, TN Career College|publisher=Virginia College|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011144033/http://www.vc.edu/college/knoxville-colleges-tennessee.cfm|archive-date=October 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Huntington University of Health Sciences]], which offers [[distance education|distance courses]] in nutrition and health, has its offices in Knoxville.

===Primary and secondary education===
Public schools in Knoxville are part of the [[Knox County Schools]] system, which oversees 89 schools (50 elementary, 14 middle, 14 high, and 11 adult centers) serving over 56,000 students. This system includes five [[magnet school]]s and a [[STEM fields|STEM]] academy.<ref name=mpcfacts/> Knox County high schools had a graduation rate of 86.6%, as of 2011.<ref>Knox County Schools, [http://knoxschools.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?sessionid=&pageid=255065&sessionid= Strategic Plan Results—Graduation Rate] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718095908/http://knoxschools.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?sessionid=&pageid=255065&sessionid= |date=July 18, 2012 }}. Retrieved: January 20, 2012.</ref> The average classroom ratio is 14 students per teacher.<ref name=mpcfacts/>

Knox County is home to over 50 private and parochial schools,<ref name=mpcfacts/> the largest of which include the [[Christian Academy of Knoxville]], the [[Webb School of Knoxville]], [[Knoxville Catholic High School]], Concord Christian School, Grace Christian Academy, Cedar Springs Weekday School, and Sacred Heart Cathedral School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Largest Private High Schools in the Knoxville Area |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/largest-private-high-schools/m/knoxville-area/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref>