Study at the South University

South University is an accredited proprietary university, owned by Education Management Corporation. It has gained its accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and can award bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and associate degrees. The university prides itself in offering high-quality education with a personal approach to every student. The university’s roots lie in 1899, when Dr. John Draughon established Draughon's Practical Business College in Savannah, Georgia.

Since then the university has been constantly developing and has grown from a two-year college to a university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. South University proudly call themselves an innovator in higher education, offering degrees in a great variety of subjects - business, health care, design, legal and criminal justice, as well as an MBA program. A final important point about the university is that it is present in 11 locations -  in Austin, Texas; Columbia, South Carolina; Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas; Montgomery, Alabama; Novi, Michigan; Richmond and Virginia Beach, Virginia; Savannah, Georgia; and Tampa and West Palm Beach, Florida. In each of the campuses classes are scheduled so that the individual needs of students can be met – there are classes in the morning, in the evening, and on Saturdays. South University offers a distance learning program, too, so students can choose a combination of online and classroom learning.