UNC Charlotte shows off new master plan

CHARLOTTE -- The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has released a master plan with the main goal of showing how the school will handle a projected enrollment of 10,000 more students by 2020. The Charlotte Observer reported the plan unveiled Thursday shows how many new classrooms, residential beds and parking spaces the school will need to handle a projected 35,000 students in 11 more years. The school now has about 24,700 students. The plan shown to trustees includes other ambitions, including a football stadium and an arts center. Campus leaders say the plan is still preliminary and designs could change. The proposal doesn't include a cost estimate. No money has been allocated for most of the projects. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)