South College: Nursing Programs, NCLEX Pass Rate & Cost
Knoxville · Tennessee · Private for-profit · school website
South College runs 2 board-approved nursing programs in Tennessee (RN track). Its best 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 90% — below the Tennessee average of 90.1%. Everything below comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.
Nursing Programs at South College
Board-approved programs and their 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program.
| Program | Track | Status | 2025 NCLEX pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | RN | Approved | 81.5% |
| Bachelor Degree | RN | Approved | 90% |
Cost & Admissions
Institution-level figures from the U.S. Department of Education — the whole school's numbers, not the nursing program's alone.
What South College Nursing Graduates Earn
Federal earnings and debt data for graduates of this school's own nursing programs, by credential — not all alumni. Figures lag the current graduating class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.
- Median pay, 1 yr out
- $39,238
- Median federal loan debt
- $13,458
- Graduates / yr
- 142
- Median pay, 1 yr out
- $65,109
- Median pay, 4 yrs out
- $77,096
- Median federal loan debt
- $29,167
- Graduates / yr
- 275
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the NCLEX pass rate at South College?
South College's best-performing RN program had a 90% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2025, per the Tennessee board of nursing — the state average is 90.1% and the national average is 86.5%. Per-program rates are in the table above.
How much does South College cost?
South College's published in-state tuition / yr is $18,535, and the average net price after aid is $17,858 a year. That is the whole institution's sticker price, not the nursing program's alone, and most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
What do nursing graduates of South College earn?
PN / LPN graduates: $39,238 median one year out; BSN / Bachelor’s graduates: $65,109 median one year out. These federal figures track this school’s own nursing-program graduates and lag the current class by several years.
About this data
Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates come from the Tennessee board of nursing's published approved-program materials. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city. Tuition and admissions describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential. “—” means the source did not publish that figure.
- collegescorecard.ed.gov — Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release
- www.tn.gov — list: Master lists dated February 2026 (revised quarterly); pass rates = CY2025 first-time
- www.tn.gov — list: Master lists dated February 2026 (revised quarterly); pass rates = CY2025 first-time