Western Carolina University purchases land for expansion
CULLOWHEE — Western Carolina University has bought 344 acres of land that will more than double the campus that now enrolls 8,396 students.
About 75 percent of the property, on the opposite side of N.C. 107 from the campus, is suitable for building.
The purchase will accommodate an ambitious regional economic development plan, Chancellor John Bardo said Friday. The $2.84-million purchase allows the campus to plan for programs and public-private partnerships.
