South University- Columbia

9 Science Court, Columbia, SC 29203

http://www.southuniversity.edu/columbia.aspx

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School Description

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South University’s Columbia campus provides ample classroom and student service areas. The facility features smart classrooms with audio/visual technology, a tiered lecture hall with video conferencing capability, a well equipped medical lab, multiple computer labs featuring PC and Mac computers and more.

The library houses a large collection that includes an extensive legal library. As a student, you may retrieve periodicals in paper or electronic format. You may also access several commercial online services.

South University- Columbia

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South University is a proprietary university based in Savannah, Georgia. Additional campuses are located in Montgomery, Alabama; Tampa, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida; and Columbia, SC.

Academics

South University's Doctor of Pharmacy program is one of only three Schools of Pharmacy in the state of Georgia.

Accreditation

South University is a Level 5 institution regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Colleges & Schools

South University consists of the following colleges and schools:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Business
  • College of Health Professions
  • College of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy

History

The institution was originally founded in 1899 as Draughon's Practical Business College by John Draughon. It operated under the name Draughon's Junior College until 1985, when the name South College was adopted to reflect its acquisition (in 1974) by the family of John T. South, III. The name was later changed to South University to reflect the institution's accreditation to award degrees at the masters and doctorate level.

Campus

South University has a large campus in Savannah, Georgia with additional campuses in Columbia, South Carolina; Montgomery, Alabama; Tampa, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida; and online.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
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Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Mid-size City Setting
Type:
For Profit
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
361
On Campus Housing:
Unavailable
Full Time Students:
90%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 11,475
Students Receiving Aid:
89%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 25
Selectivity:
Selective
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Degree Programs at South University- Columbia

Associate's Level Programs

  • Business

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    • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
      • Accounting
        An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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    • Administrative Services See more schools with programs in Administrative Services
      • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
        Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.
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    • General Business See more schools with programs in General Business
      • Business Administration and Management
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Graphic Design
      A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations.
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    • Publishing & Digital Imaging
      A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the layout, design and typographic arrangement of printed and/or electronic graphic and textual products. Includes instruction in printing and lithographic equipment and operations; computer hardware and software; digital imaging; print preparation; page layout and design; desktop publishing; and applicable principles of graphic design and web page design.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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    • Medical Assistant Professions See more schools with programs in Medical Assistant Professions
      • Medical/Clinical Assistant
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid. Includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient psychology and communications; medical office procedures; and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures.
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  • Legal Professions

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    • Legal Administrative Assistant
      A program that prepares individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. Includes instruction in office management, secretarial science, principles of U. S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law office procedures, record-keeping, billing, applicable policies and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
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    • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
      A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations.
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  • Security and Protective Service Careers

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    • Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
      A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services.
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  • Technology

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      • Computer and Information Sciences
        A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services.
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      • Information Technology
        A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications, user tactics, application testing, and human interface design.
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Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Business

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    • Administrative Services See more schools with programs in Administrative Services
      • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
        Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.
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    • General Business See more schools with programs in General Business
      • Business Administration and Management
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Graphic Design
      A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations.
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    • Publishing & Digital Imaging
      A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the layout, design and typographic arrangement of printed and/or electronic graphic and textual products. Includes instruction in printing and lithographic equipment and operations; computer hardware and software; digital imaging; print preparation; page layout and design; desktop publishing; and applicable principles of graphic design and web page design.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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    • Diagnostic & Treatment Technician See more schools with programs in Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
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      • Health and Medical Administrative Services
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      • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
        A program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Includes instruction in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services.
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    • Nursing See more schools with programs in Nursing
      • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
        A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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  • Legal Professions

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    • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
      A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations.
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    • Legal Studies
      A general program that focuses on law and legal issues from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities.
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  • Security and Protective Service Careers

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    • Corrections
      A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities.
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    • Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
      A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services.
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  • Social Sciences

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    • Psychology See more schools with programs in Psychology
      • General Psychology
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.
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  • Technology

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      • Computer and Information Sciences
        A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services.
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      • Information Technology
        A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications, user tactics, application testing, and human interface design.
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Master's Level Programs

  • Business

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    • Administrative Services See more schools with programs in Administrative Services
      • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
        Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.
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    • General Business See more schools with programs in General Business
      • Business Administration and Management
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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    • Healthcare Administration See more schools with programs in Healthcare Administration
      • Health and Medical Administrative Services
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      • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
        A program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Includes instruction in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services.
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    • Mental & Social Health Services See more schools with programs in Mental & Social Health Services
      • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
        A program that prepares individuals to provide evaluations, referrals, and short-term counseling services to help people prevent or remediate personal problems, conflicts, and emotional crises. Includes instruction in human development, psychopathology, individual and group counseling, personality theory, career assessment, patient screening and referral, observation and testing techniques, interviewing skills, professional standards and ethics, and applicable laws and regulations.
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  • Social Sciences

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    • Psychology See more schools with programs in Psychology
      • Counseling Psychology
        A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of psychological counseling, involving the rendering of therapeutic services to individuals and groups experiencing psychological problems and exhibiting distress symptoms. Includes instruction in counseling theory, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient/counselor relationships, testing and assessment methods and procedures, group therapy, marital and family therapy, child and adolescent therapy, supervised counseling practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.
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      • General Psychology
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.
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Certificate Programs at South University- Columbia

  • Legal Professions

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    • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
      A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 90%
Part-Time 10%
Men vs. Women
Women 85%
Men 15%
Race/Ethnicity
African-American 87%
Caucasian 10%
Other 3%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 100%
Out-of-State 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: No
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 11,475    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 90    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,376 78%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,833 89%  
Any Aid:
  89%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 69% (Selective)

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 25.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Not Required
High School GPA: Recommended
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Recommended
Recommendations: Not Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Recommended

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38 months ago

Best Answer

It's pretty much classified like the usual online schools such as Strayer, Walden, etc. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_13039_brief.php US News didn't rank them, but lists their prices and student body numbers.

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