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Back in the golf cart: Once again, the best Maryville College videos of the year lean into MC’s ‘fun’ side

Dec. 19, 2025

Let’s be honest: Higher education can be all earnest lectures and serious scholarship — but when Maryville College leans into its fun, human and occasionally unexpected moments, people tend to notice.

That was especially true in 2025, when our most-viewed video once again featured President Bryan Coker behind the wheel of a golf cart — this time at the request of a prospective student. With Fetty Wap blaring from the speakers (she requested it and yes, he obliged), the impromptu campus tour struck a chord across platforms, racking up views, shares, and comments that spoke volumes about the spirit of the place. One TikTok user summed it up perfectly: “I’m 29, and this made me wanna go back to school even more.”

While no single clip tells the whole story of Maryville College, the rest of our most-watched videos reinforce the same idea as we move into 2026: This is a campus where leadership shows up, community feels genuine and learning happens alongside laughter, connection and moments that feel unmistakably real.

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At Maryville College anything is possible! Even blasting Fetty Wap on a golf cart with President Coker on a random Wednesday 🫡⛳️

♬ again – adrianaaaa
Maryville College is a nationally-ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders, to study everything, so that they are prepared for anything — to address any problem, engage with any audience and launch successful careers right away. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, Maryville College offers nearly 1,200  students from around the world both the beauty of a rural setting and the advantages of an urban center, as well as more than 60 majors, seven pre-professional programs and career preparation from their first day on campus to their last. Today, our 10,000 alumni are living life strong of mind and brave of heart and are prepared, in the words of our Presbyterian founder, to “do good on the largest possible scale.”