Southern Adventist University

4881 Taylor Cir, Collegedale, TN 37315-37 - View Map View Map

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    Southern Adventist University, as a learning community, nurtures Christ-likeness and encourages the pursuit of truth, wholeness and a life of service.

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School Overview:

Southern Adventist University
County Hamilton County, TN
Title IV Eligible Yes
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level 4 or more years
Institution Control Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate 2,083 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 307 students
Full-Time Graduate 61 students
Part-Time Graduate 71 students
 
Total Enrollment 2,522 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 1,749 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 98%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 25%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $3,066
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 12%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $4,207
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 97%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $4,865
% Students Receiving Loans 46%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $6,564

School Notes:

  • In response to this mission, Southern Adventist University envisions itself as a leader in academic and professional excellence, responsive to the needs of its constituencies as it provides affordable education and a balanced lifestyle for students from diverse backgrounds. The institution will be recognized for its integration of faith and learning, scholarship and service, and leadership and servanthood.
  • Southern Adventist University aims to create a safe, nurturing community of faith in which students may grow in a vibrant relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, while integrating in their lives Christian beliefs and values as understood by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. To assist students in attaining knowledge-based competencies essential for productive citizenship, leadership, and service in an increasingly complex global society
  • Southern Adventist University offers the baccalaureate degree in 50 majors, the associate degree in 20 majors, and a one-year certificate program. At the graduate level, Southern offers ten masters degrees.
  • In 1892 Professor and Mrs. George Colcord rented a room over the General Store in the Graysville, TN and established Graysville Academy. Academic expansion came with increased enrollment and changing student needs, and the school was renamed Southern Industrial School (1897), Southern Training School (1901), Southern Junior College (1916), Southern Missionary College (1944), Southern College of Seventh-Day Adventists (1982), and Southern Adventist University (1996) to reflect this expansion.
  • Southern Adventist University is located in Collegedale, Tennessee. We are a few miles from Interstate 75, just seven miles from Chattanooga, and within two hours of Knoxville, Nashville, and Atlanta.
  • Southern Adventist University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, telephone number 404-679-4501) to award one-year certificates, associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees and masters degrees. It is also accredited by the Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities.
  • Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

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