KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Higher Education Commission says the troubled Knoxville College has informed officials that it plans to suspend classes this fall and reorganize.
The move comes after trustees fired the president in February. He had served only three months on the job and had replaced another president on the job for less than a month.
The historically black college is in substantial debt and is dealing with more than a dozen shuttered buildings and an enrollment of only about 11 students.
Attorney Julie Woodruff, the assistant executive director of postsecondary school authorization with THEC, told the Knoxville News Sentinel (https://bit.ly/1H3mEgE) that an advisory committee has recommended the panel suspend the school’s authorization to operate.
Woodruff says state officials are making students aware of their options, including transferring.
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Information from: Knoxville News Sentinel, https://www.knoxnews.com
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