Higher Education
The region's major public universities are the Knoxville and Chattanooga campuses of the University of Tennessee and East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. Private four-year institutions include Bryan College, Carson-Newman College, King College, Lee University, Lincoln Memorial University, Maryville College, Milligan College, Johnson Bible College, Tennessee Wesleyan College, and Tusculum College. Several public community colleges and vocational/technical schools also are located in the region, such as Northeast State Community College in the Tri-Cities, Walters State Community College in Morristown, Chattanooga State Community College, and Cleveland State Community College.
The University of Tennessee's athletic teams, nicknamed the "Volunteers," or "Vols," are the region's most popular sports teams, and constitute a multi-million dollar industry. The university's football teams play at Neyland Stadium, one of the nation's largest stadiums, which is often sold out on game day. Neyland is flanked by the Thompson-Boling Arena, which has broken several attendance records for college men's and women's basketball.
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