South University Savannah
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South University’s Savannah campus in Savannah, Georgia
, is the flagship location and largest campus of South University
, a private, for-profit educational institution for career preparation in the business, health sciences, legal studies, and information technology fields.
South University is ultimately owned by Education Management Corporation
, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
.
South University's Savannah campus is home to the School of Business, School of Health Professions, and School of Pharmacy and provides doctoral degree, master’s degree, bachelor’s degree, and associate’s degree programs.
traces its history back to 1899, when John Draughon established Draughon's Practical Business College in Savannah, Georgia
.
In 1974, the family of John T. South III, currently the chancellor of South University, acquired the institution and changed its name to Draughon’s Junior College. In 1986, the school became South College, and in 2001 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
accredited South College at the master’s level and the school became South University.
The Savannah campus is approved for training veterans and other individuals by the State of Georgia Department of Veterans Services, State Approving Agency, Atlanta, Georgia.
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
, is the flagship location and largest campus of South University
South University
South University is a proprietary university owned by Education Management Corporation with programs in business, health care, design, and legal and criminal justice, operating at locations in Savannah, Georgia; Round Rock, Texas; Columbia, South Carolina; Montgomery, Alabama; Novi, Michigan; Glen...
, a private, for-profit educational institution for career preparation in the business, health sciences, legal studies, and information technology fields.
South University is ultimately owned by Education Management Corporation
Education Management Corporation
Education Management Corporation is an operator of private for-profit post-secondary educational institutions, primarily in the United States. The company's institutions provide primarily career-focused educational programs...
, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
.
South University's Savannah campus is home to the School of Business, School of Health Professions, and School of Pharmacy and provides doctoral degree, master’s degree, bachelor’s degree, and associate’s degree programs.
History
South UniversitySouth University
South University is a proprietary university owned by Education Management Corporation with programs in business, health care, design, and legal and criminal justice, operating at locations in Savannah, Georgia; Round Rock, Texas; Columbia, South Carolina; Montgomery, Alabama; Novi, Michigan; Glen...
traces its history back to 1899, when John Draughon established Draughon's Practical Business College in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
.
In 1974, the family of John T. South III, currently the chancellor of South University, acquired the institution and changed its name to Draughon’s Junior College. In 1986, the school became South College, and in 2001 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
accredited South College at the master’s level and the school became South University.
Licensing, accreditation and memberships
South University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s, and associate degrees (www.sacs.org).The Savannah campus is approved for training veterans and other individuals by the State of Georgia Department of Veterans Services, State Approving Agency, Atlanta, Georgia.
External links
- http://www.southuniversity.edu/campus/Savannah/ South University Savannah
- http://www.southuniversity.edu/) South University
- Education Management Corporation