South University-Virginia Beach

What is the history of South University-Virginia Beach?

South University-Virginia Beach is a Virginia Beach campus of South University, a private, for-profit institution whose origins are in Savannah, Georgia. The university traces its history to Draughon's Practical Business College, founded in 1899; the South University name came later. That history belongs to the broader university, not to the Virginia Beach campus, which has its own location and enrollment profile.

The university's business-school origins help explain its longstanding emphasis on career-oriented education. Prospective students should nevertheless evaluate the Virginia Beach campus by the programs it currently offers, rather than assume that every program or service described in university-wide materials is available locally.

What are the faculties and departments at South University-Virginia Beach?

South University organizes its academic offerings through university-wide colleges and schools, including areas devoted to nursing and public health, health professions, business, and arts and sciences. The Virginia Beach campus is one location within that larger academic structure; a university-wide program listing does not establish that a particular degree can be completed there.

Fields associated with Virginia Beach students in federal outcomes reporting include nursing, allied health, health administration, public health, business, criminal justice, psychology, and information science. Those reporting categories describe past student outcomes, not necessarily the campus's current admissions menu. Applicants should check the current catalog for their intended degree, its campus or online designation, required clinical or fieldwork placements, and any separate professional admission standards.

What is the location of South University-Virginia Beach?

South University-Virginia Beach is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, within the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is a campus of a multi-location university, so applicants should make sure a program advertised by South University is actually offered at the Virginia Beach location.

For students attending in person, the location makes commuting and the timing of required classes or clinical placements important considerations. Hampton Roads offers a broad regional employment market, but a placement may not be close to the classroom or a student's home. Before enrolling, compare the program's on-campus schedule with travel time and any site-specific requirements.

What is the mission and vision of South University-Virginia Beach?

South University describes its educational purpose in terms of preparing students for professional opportunities through academic study and applied learning. That is the university's stated mission, not evidence that a particular program will lead to a job or license.

The practical question for an applicant is how that purpose appears in a specific curriculum: required courses, supervised practice, academic support, and preparation for any relevant credential. Program objectives and professional requirements may differ substantially between, for example, business and nursing.