South College Teaching Programs

Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, South College is a private for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is South College?

Contact details for South College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3904 Lonas Road, Knoxville, TN 37909-0000
Phone:	865-251-1800
Website:	www.south.edu

How Do I Get Into South College?

You can apply to South College online at: www.south.edu/admissions/

South College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford South College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At South College, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $8,236 a year. That adds up to $32,944 over four years for those students.

South College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,598 undergraduate students at South College, with 3,503 being full-time and 1,095 being part-time.

There are also 1,198 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,503 full-time undergraduates at South College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	60
Black or African American	1,033
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	1,982
International Students	122
Other Races/Ethnicities	224

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at South College. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 3 countries are represented at South College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Bahamas, and India.

Online Learning at South College

There are 54 bachelor’s degree and 45 master’s degree programs available online at South College. In 2022-2023, 4,349 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at South College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of South College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Teacher Assistant/Aide	57%

South College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0	5	5	10
Teacher Assistant/Aide	7	0	0	7
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	0	4	4
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	7	5	10	22

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.