- 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 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 48%.
Quick Facts (2025-26)
- Enrollment: 303 students
- Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
- Minority enrollment: 16%
- Source: Verified school update
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
Associates Colleges
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Institution Level
Less than 2 yrs
At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control
Private, for profit
Public
Total Faculty
33 staff
256 staff
School Calendar
Student Body
The student population of South College - Asheville Campus has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The student-teacher ratio of 9:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The South College - Asheville Campus diversity score of 0.29 is less than the state average of 0.66. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.
Total Enrollment
303 students
2,579 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
13:1
# Full-Time Students
249 students
766 students
# Part-Time Students
54 students
1,813 students
# Enrollment Undergraduate
306 students
316 students
# Full-Time Undergraduate Students
303 students
766 students
# Full-Time Graduate Students
n/a
22 students
# Part-Time Undergraduate Students
n/a
1,990 students
# Part-Time Graduate Students
n/a
3 students
Total Dormitory Capacity
n/a
717 students
% American Indian/Alaskan
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
6%
13%
% Black
7%
21%
% White
84%
52%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
2%
3%
% Non Resident races
n/a
1%
% Unknown races
n/a
5%
Diversity Score
0.29
0.66
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in less than 4 years)
n/a
37%
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in 4 years or more than 4 years)
n/a
43%
Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)
$23,800
$27,500
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid
100%
79%
Median Debt for Graduates
$24,750
$10,500
Median Debt for Dropouts
$6,334
$6,000
Acceptance Rate
n/a
82%
SAT Reading
n/a
488
SAT Math
n/a
498
ACT Composite
n/a
20
ACT English
n/a
13
ACT Math
n/a
16
Source: 2023 (or latest year available) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) , School Administrators
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.
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