Knoxville News Sentinel
The University of Tennessee is hoping to eventually grow enrollment at Martin Methodist College to 1,500 students, but that will require more dorms and classrooms on campus.
The UT board of trustees executive committee met on Friday morning, where they heard an update on the proposal to add Martin Methodist College to the UT System. The goal of the merger is to create access to more affordable higher education in southern Middle Tennessee, where Martin Methodist is located.
While the merger isn't final, it was given the green light by both schools in December. It now has to be approved Tennessee's general assembly later this year.