The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has approved a new academic program at Murray State University.
MSU has approval to offer an Education Specialist in agriculture education program, according to a news release.
The council also says preliminary estimates show that freshman enrollment at Kentucky’s public universities has remained largely steady this semester despite COVID-19 and the struggling economy.
The initial estimates, released on Tuesday, indicate that 18,373 freshmen enrolled at public, four-year institutions in fall 2020, down only 44 students from the previous year.
Overall, four out of eight public universities in Kentucky experienced an increase in freshman enrollment.