Top Ten Reasons Why to choose South University

1. Earn a degree you'll be proud to call your own. South University is a respected academic institution with more than 100 years of tradition. South University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; 1-404-679-4501. As an online student at South University, you can expect the same quality educational experience that you'll find at our campus locations, an important benefit as you look to advance your professional goals.
2. The freedom to customize your course load. South University allows you to customize your course load and, in addition to a traditional one online class per session offering, our optional two online classes per session gives you more flexibility and the ability to reduce the time it takes to earn a degree.
3. Individual attention. At South University, we measure our success by the individual student. All online students at South University are assigned to a team of attentive support professionals to help guide them from the application and enrollment process to career services. The accessibility of our online faculty and staff is instrumental to our students' academic success.  
4. Course material geared toward your career goals. As a student at South University, more than 60% of your courses will be in subject areas specifically related to your degree program. At South University, you will gain the knowledge and experience you need in your program's core content areas, better preparing you for the job market upon graduation.

The educational foundations of South University were laid in 1899 in Savannah, Georgia. Founded as Draughon's Practical Business College by Dr. John H. Draughon, the school was created to educate young men and women on the practical aspects of business. Over the next 75 years, the school's reputation continued to grow and develop as hundreds of promising students graduated and became respected business professionals. In 1974, the college began an evolution that would eventually result in the creation of South University. Draughon's Practical Business College was acquired by the family of John T. South, III and shortly thereafter became known as Draughon's Junior College. By the beginning of 1975, a location was opened in West Palm Beach, Florida, and the school's multi-campus network was officially established. In 1986, the name of the institution was changed from Draughon's Junior College to South College. The change was made to honor the leadership of the South family and reflect the institution's progression from a small, regional business school to an accredited college offering a wide range of educational opportunities. South College officially became a four-year institution in 1996, when the Bachelor of Business Administration degree program was added to the curricula. In 1997, the college expanded into Montgomery, Alabama, with the acquisition of Massey-Draughon Business College, a 110-year-old institution. The same year, a bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant Studies at the Savannah Campus and an associate's degree in Physical Therapist Assisting was introduced at the Savannah, West Palm Beach, and Montgomery Campuses.