East Tennessee

==Higher education==
The region's major public universities are the [[University of Tennessee|Knoxville]] and [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga|Chattanooga]] campuses of the [[University of Tennessee system|University of Tennessee]] and [[East Tennessee State University]] in Johnson City.   Private four-year institutions include [[Bryan College]], [[Carson–Newman University]], [[King University]], [[Lee University]], [[Lincoln Memorial University]], [[Maryville College]], [[Milligan University]], [[Johnson University]], [[Tennessee Wesleyan University]], and [[Tusculum University]]. Several public community colleges and vocational/technical schools also are located in the region, such as [[Northeast State Community College]] in Blountville, [[Walters State Community College]] in Morristown, [[Pellissippi State Community College]] near Knoxville, [[Chattanooga State Community College]], and [[Cleveland State Community College]]. The [[Tennessee College of Applied Technology]] has several campuses across the area.

The University of Tennessee's athletic teams, nicknamed the "[[Tennessee Volunteers|Volunteers]]", or "Vols", are the region's most popular sports teams, and constitute a multimillion-dollar industry.<ref name=majors>John Majors and Ann Toplovich, [http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=474 College Football].  ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', 2002.  Retrieved: August 18, 2009.</ref>  The university's [[American football|football]] team plays at [[Neyland Stadium]], one of the nation's largest stadiums.<ref>[http://www.utsports.com/facilities/neyland-stadium.html Neyland Stadium] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120919161226/http://www.utsports.com/facilities/neyland-stadium.html |date=September 19, 2012 }}.  UTsports.com, 2009. Retrieved: August 18, 2009.</ref>  Neyland is flanked by the [[Thompson–Boling Arena]], which has broken several attendance records for college men's and women's basketball.<ref>[http://www.utsports.com/facilities/thompson-boling-arena.html Thompson-Boling Assembly Center & Arena] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130205094408/http://www.utsports.com/facilities/thompson-boling-arena.html |date=February 5, 2013 }}.  UTsports.com, 2009.  Retrieved: August 18, 2009.</ref>