South College surpasses 20,000 students amidst unprecedented growth

South College has reached a milestone of 20,000 enrolled students across the higher education institution’s national footprint, which now includes 10 physical campuses as well as online learning and competency-based education (CBE).

“We’ve seen substantial growth as more students across the nation seek to advance their professional skills and opportunities,” South College Chancellor Steve South said. “This milestone is a significant accomplishment and reflects the dedication of our faculty and staff at every campus, our students who put their trust in us and our graduates who are giving back to communities all over the country.”

The institution recently opened new campuses in Dallas, Texas, and Marietta, Georgia, to help meet growing demand. Its footprint now includes physical campuses in Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee; Asheville, North Carolina; Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia; Indianapolis, Indiana; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dallas, Texas; and Orlando, Florida, along with online learning and CBE.

The fastest growing demand in the job market is for nursing graduates, and nursing programs are available at all 10 campuses, plus online and through CBE.

However, the South College network offers more than 100 programs across multiple academic disciplines and at a range of levels including professional certificates and associate, bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist and doctoral degree programs. Areas of study include business, criminal justice, education, dental hygiene/assisting, diagnostic medical sonography, nursing, occupational therapy, paralegal studies, physical therapy, radiography, respiratory therapy, physician assistant studies, pharmacy and surgical technology.

To help serve the growing programs and student body, the number of South College employees now exceeds 3,000 across the country.

“Our mission at South College has always been to offer academic programs that will both help fulfill a student’s goals for their professional future and meet the needs of employers who are seeking well-educated and highly qualified candidates for the workforce,” South said. “While we celebrate the milestone, it also reminds us to keep striving to be a leader in higher education and prepare for opportunities and challenges still to come.”

South College also has launched the LIVE From South College podcast that is hosted by Chief Marketing Officer Kathleen Stockham and includes special features; detailed looks at academic programs; information for students and interviews with faculty and staff; and “Live on Location” spots at all campuses.

The podcast can be found at south.edu/live-from-south-college as well as on Spotify, iHeartPodcasts, Apple Podcasts and many more services.

To learn more about South College, visit south.edu.