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About King College

King College is a private, comprehensive college located in Bristol, which is a city in Sullivan County, situated in the US state of Tennessee, with a population of nearly 25 000 inhabitants, estimated during the 2000 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, VA, located directly across the state, between the states of Tennessee and Virginia.

King College was established in 1867, on 25 acres of land, in Bristol, donated by Reverend James King, in honor of whom it is named. Today, the college occupies approximately 135 acres, about 1.7 miles from downtown Bristol, and it has an enrollment of over 1800 students, offering more than 80 undergraduate majors, minors and pre-professional programs, including 3 graduate programs - Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), and Master of Education (MEd).

Athletics

King's sports teams are known as the Tornado and Lady Tornado, and they compete in NCAA Division II and Conference Carolinas. Their distinctive colors are blue and red, and their mascot is the Tornado.

Notable Alumni

Patricia Conrwell - bestselling author, Mike Helton - president of NASCAR, William R. Laird, III - USA Senator from West Virginia, Jason Mumpower - Tennessee State Representative, Katherine Paterson - author of `Bridge to Terabithia`, and Thomas Peake - author of `Keeping the Dream Alive: A History of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from King to the Nineteen-Eighties` are King's noteworthy alumni.