South College · School of Nursing

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN)

ADNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPrivate for-profit

Award: Associate of Science in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Classroom, laboratory and clinical training in mental health, pediatric, adult health and maternal-infant nursing care, leading to eligibility for the NCLEX-RN. Cohorts start depending on enrollment and state board of nursing approval.

Credential: Associate degree in nursing
Delivery: On-campus
Study intensity: Full-time
Duration: 21 months (full-time)
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits: Not verified
Campus: South College Knoxville campus — Knoxville, TN; South College Nashville campus — Nashville, TN; South College Orlando campus — Orlando, FL; South College Atlanta campus — Atlanta, GA; South College Pittsburgh campus — Cranberry Township, PA; South College Asheville campus — Asheville, NC; South College Indianapolis campus — Indianapolis, IN

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam: Graduates will be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses: Prerequisite courses completed with a grade of C or higher
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA: Minimum 2.5Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 for general education/core prerequisites and required science prerequisites
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check: Drug test and background check before the first day of class
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS: RequiredATI TEAS at the Basic academic preparedness level, or an equivalent passing HESI A2 score
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Other fees

Nursing fee: $245 (per quarter) · mandatory Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,450
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,450
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,485
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,764
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,764

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

State board of nursing approval

BON— State Board of Nursing
Scope as stated by the source
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Approved

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.

Measure	Year	Result	Population / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rateSouth College Knoxville campus	2024	90%10 candidates	First-time test takers, ASN program, Knoxville campus Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rateSouth College Nashville campus	2024	89%9 candidates	First-time test takers, ASN program, Nashville campus Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rateSouth College Knoxville campus	2024-2025	57%	On-time program completion rate, ASN program, Knoxville campus, academic year 7/1/2024-6/30/2025 Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Job placement rateSouth College Knoxville campus	2024-2025	100%	Job placement rate per ACEN calculation requirements, ASN program, Knoxville campus, academic year 7/1/2024-6/30/2025 Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rateSouth College Nashville campus	2024-2025	55%	On-time program completion rate, ASN program, Nashville campus, academic year 7/1/2024-6/30/2025 Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Job placement rateSouth College Nashville campus	2024-2025	87%	Job placement rate per ACEN calculation requirements, ASN program, Nashville campus, academic year 7/1/2024-6/30/2025 Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

south.edu/asn-program-effectiveness-data-knoxville/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
south.edu/asn-program-effectiveness-data-nashville/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
south.edu/program/associate-of-science-in-nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
south.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/26tuition-OngroundHybrid-Programs-Revised-March-2026_ — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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