South College - Asheville Campus
Tel:
(828) 398-2500
- The mission of the college is to identify and facilitate quality programs of study that bring students together in an academic setting which encourages the development of educated, responsible professionals who meet the demands of our employment market.
School Highlights
South College - Asheville Campus serves 303 students (82% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the state community college average of 19:1.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 38%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 33 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| South College - Asheville Campus | (NC) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private, for profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 33 staff | 139 staff |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 100% | 79% |
| Median Debt for Graduates | $24,750 | $10,500 |
| Median Debt for Dropouts | $6,334 | $6,000 |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- A private, co-educational, nonsectarian academic institution, South College-Asheville offers varied and well-balanced programs at the associate and certificate levels. Robert Talmadge Cecil founded South College-Asheville, formerly Cecils Business College, in 1905. The college's first classes were held in the Oates Building on North Pack Square but was relocated throughout the years to several different locations in downtown Asheville, including College, Haywood, and Broadway Streets, as enrollment and faculty numbers grew. The college soon became one of the highest rated schools of its kinds in the Carolinas and was one of the first colleges to identify itself with the National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools, an organization of more than 100 of the best business colleges in the United States. In October of 2016, South College-Asheville and South College, located in Knoxville, TN, compleated a merger endeavor. South College, Asheville Campus, is now a learning site of South College. South College is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to South College - Asheville Campus is Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (2.5 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 7,507 students | 2.50 Mi340 Victoria Rd
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 254-1921 2.507,507 - 2,088 students | 17.80 Mi180 West Campus Drive
Flat Rock, NC 28731
(828) 694-1700 17.802,088 - 2,069 students | 23.10 Mi185 Freedlander Drive
Clyde, NC 28721
(828) 627-2821 23.102,069 - 1,056 students | 32.10 Mi54 College Drive
Marion, NC 28752
(828) 652-6021 32.101,056 - 2,057 students | 37.20 Mi286 ICC Loop Road
Spindale, NC 28160
(828) 286-3636 37.202,057
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