Doctor of Business Administration (DBA program)
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA program)
The DBA program is designed for those qualified individuals who wish to gain academic credentials beyond a master’s degree in the above stated areas in a competency-based education model (CBE). The program will be delivered via a distance learning format using a faculty model designed on a 1 to 1 faculty/student relationship that will promote and involve substantive faculty/student interaction. The faculty will engage students through a variety of multimedia presentations, conversations, and qualitative and quantitative feedback. Each course will require successful completion of up to 7 CBE tasks/assignments that must be completed at the Mastery level before a successful completion of the course is earned.
Specialties in:
- Organizational Leadership
- Healthcare Administration
- Accounting
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Degree Features
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
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Program Duration
18 - 30 months
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Financial Aid
Available for qualified applicants
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Location
Knoxville (Online)
Financial Aid
Financial aid, offered through a variety of government, state, and local programs, grants, and scholarships—including Tennessee Promise, Tennessee Reconnect, South College Promise, and others—is available to those who qualify. To learn more about the financing options available to help you pursue a degree in business administration, contact us today.
Industry Outlook
A doctoral degree serves as a differentiator in the job market vs those who have a Bachelors or a Master’s Degree. Geared for someone who is looking for leadership opportunities, roles in higher education, or executive roles within organizations. Individuals who earn their DBA degree have multiple career or job paths they could follow. The most common career choices include: C-Level Executive Officer, Consultant, Business/Market Analyst, Organizational Management, College or University Educator, Enterpreneurship.
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA program)
Program Overview
The South College program design focuses on providing students with real world practical applications and exercises in which they can demonstrate their prior knowledge and understanding and application of new knowledge and skills that can and will be directly applied to their current and future career opportunities. The mastery-based Doctor of Business Administration program will allow students to accelerate their learning through demonstration of their current knowledge and skills already gained from previous education or experience.
South College
Accreditation
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, DOCTOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATES, ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, CERTIFICATE IN PRACTICAL NURSING
State Authorization (Asheville, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Orlando)
The South College Bachelor of Science in Nursing program offered at the Parkside Learning Site (Knoxville) received initial approval from the Tennessee Board of Nursing in December 2003, with full approval granted in September 2008. Approval for the addition of the Nashville Learning Site was granted in November 2016. The Master of Science in Nursing program received approval in November 2016. The Doctor of Nursing Practice program received approval in February 2020. The Post-Graduate Certificate programs received approval in August 2021. The South College Bachelor of Science in Nursing program offered at the Asheville Learning Site received initial approval from the North Carolina Board of Nursing in February 2016, with full approval granted in May 2019. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program offered at the Atlanta Learning Site received initial approval from the Georgia Board of Nursing in September 2018. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program offered at the Orlando Learning Site received initial approval from the Florida Board of Nursing in November 2021. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program offered at the Indianapolis campus received initial accreditation from the Indiana Board of Nursing in July 2022.
The South College Associate of Science in Nursing program (Knoxville & Nashville Learning Site) was approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing in November 2022. The program was approved by the Florida Board of Nursing in January 2023 and the Georgia Board of Nursing in March 2023.
The South College Certificate program in Practical Nursing offered at the Parkside Learning Site (Knoxville) received approval from the Tennessee Board of Nursing in February 2018. Approval for the addition of the Nashville Learning Site was granted in November 2018. The Certificate program in Practical Nursing was approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing for the Atlanta Learning Site in May 2019 to begin the first class in June 2020. The Certificate program in Practical Nursing was approved by the Florida Board of Nursing for the Orlando Learning Site in November 2021. The Certificate program in Practical Nursing was approved by the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing for the Pittsburgh Learning Site in March 2023.
South College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award degrees at the doctorate, educational specialist, master’s, baccalaureate, and associate levels, as well as certificates. Questions about the accreditation of South College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
