BEDFORD, Va. (AP) - Liberty University has finalized the purchase of a research complex it plans to use to increase its engineering program.
The Lynchburg News & Advance reports (https://bit.ly/2rhLbij ) that the school announced its purchase Tuesday of the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research after months of negotiating.
The Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission, a state panel, approved the $4 million sale in January.
The center, which opened in 2011, originally was paid for in large part through a tobacco commission grant, and approval was a necessary step toward a final sale.
Liberty plans to increase its engineering program to 800-plus students and add new undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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Information from: The News & Advance, https://www.newsadvance.com/
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