South College

Knoxville, TN · Private for-profit · 6,323 students · Visit Website

South College in Knoxville, TN, offers hands-on training for careers in healthcare, including nursing, medical assisting, and allied health diagnostic professions. The school emphasizes practical experience through clinical partnerships, aiming to prepare students for direct entry into the workforce. South College provides career services, including resume and cover letter creation, interview preparation, and job search strategies, to assist graduates with employment.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$35,680/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

51/100

Tuition

$17,935/yr

All Programs at South College

5 trade programs at South College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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61 $39,238/yr $13,458 20.9x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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55 $39,733/yr $19,417 9.6x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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52 $44,888/yr $19,916 13.2x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections
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49 $24,095/yr 5.7x Moderate Very Large
480 openings/yr
Clinical Laboratory Science
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
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40 $30,446/yr $11,951 7.5x Moderate Large
79 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 5 trade and vocational programs at South College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.