South University
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Former names
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Draughon's Practical Business College, South College |
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| Type | Private, for-profit |
| Established | 1899 |
| Chancellor | John T. South, III |
| Students | 18,370 (2013) |
| Location | United States |
| Website | southuniversity |
South University is a privately owned for-profit college offering degree programs at the doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s, and associate level. Founded in 1899, South University consists of its School of Pharmacy, College of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Professions, College of Business, College of Theology, College of Arts and Sciences, and College of Art and Design. It is currently owned by Education Management Corporation.
Fifty-two percent of South University students are enrolled entirely online.
South University was founded in Savannah, Georgia in 1899 as Draughan's Practical Business College. Draughan's taught many of the skills needed by business professionals at the turn of the 20th century including accounting, banking, typewriting, bookkeeping and shorthand.
The South family acquired the institution in 1974, and changed its name to Draughan's Junior College. Over the next 40 years, the institution would grow from a one-location junior college to a system of 15 campuses around the United States with alumni from all 50 states.
The expansion of the institution began with the addition of a campus in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. In 1986, the institution's name was changed to South College as the administration began charting a course of more varied degree programs and campus expansions. This new name resulted in a 2002 legal dispute with Sewanee: The University of the South, which had registered the name "The University of the South" with the U.S. Patent Office. The issue was resolved in 2003 with both schools retaining their names.
In 2001, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited South College at the master’s level and the school became South University.
Campus expansions continued and by 2014, the University had campuses in Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio and Michigan.
South University was acquired by Education Management Corporation (EDMC) in 2003. South University also operates its College of Creative Art and Design at The Art Institute of Fort Worth, The Art Institute of Dallas, The Art Institute of Charlotte and The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham. In 2015, EDMC planned to close The Art Institute of Fort Worth (a campus of South University).
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