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 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 45%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 33 teachers has grown by 10% over five years.
| South College - Asheville Campus | (NC) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associates Colleges | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private, for profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 33 staff | 144 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: 2019 (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).
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