South College: Review & Facts

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South College is a small four-year, private for-profit school with 6,185 students enrolled. This college was established in 1882 and is one of the 10 colleges and schools located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Academic Offerings

South College will give you the opportunity to receive a 1-year certificate, associate's degree, bachelor's degree, postbaccalaureate certificate, master's degree, postmaster certificate, or doctoral degree.

Majors
Offered

58

South College follows a continuous curriculum calendar system and has 58 majors. The most popular concentrations are Nursing, Medical Assistant, Medical, Physical Therapy, and Pharmacy. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a positive sign. However, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at South College is low at 59% (way below Tennessee average). Considering this statistic, it seems that students somewhat enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention

59%

Bad

The graduation rate at South College is very low: 26%. Around 9% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at South College is decent - 16:1. Find out more information about instructors at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition costs are fairly high, $16,500 a year. The additional fees at South College beyond tuition are roughly $900; which comes to $17,400 a year.

Read the details about South College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate

100%

As reported in recent data, 45 applications were submitted and 45 were accepted, so it is very easy to enroll at this school.

This college will consider accepting your dual credits and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at South College is $50.00. The graduate application fee is $60.00.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to South College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (865) 251-1800 or check South College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade

A

Safe

South College provides a distance learning option and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a solid option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at South College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

Unfortunately, there is no on-campus housing at South College.

Based on the college crime data, South College seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

South College Location and Address

Postal Address:
South College
3904 Lonas Road
Knoxville, Tennessee
37909-0000, USA