South Central College Business Programs

South Central College is a public institution located in North Mankato, Minnesota. North Mankato is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

South Central College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at South Central College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#17	Best Value Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#88	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards South Central College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#63	Best Value Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#84	Best Value Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#236	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is South Central College?

Contact details for South Central College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1920 Lee Blvd, North Mankato, MN 56003-1920
Phone:	507-389-7200
Website:	www.southcentral.edu

Since South Central College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford South Central College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At South Central College, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $5,174 a year. That adds up to $20,696 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South Central College is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

South Central College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,653 undergraduate students at South Central College, with 1,173 being full-time and 1,480 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,173 full-time undergraduates at South Central College, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Central College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	120
Hispanic or Latino	152
White	812
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Over 6 countries are represented at South Central College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are El Salvador, Bangladesh, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at South Central College

In 2019-2020, 2,103 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at South Central College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 31st most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of South Central College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South Central College was 97.8%. This is the #376 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at South Central College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at South Central College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at South Central College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Office Administration	#21
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	#36
Business Support & Assistant Services	#50
Business Administration & Management	#286

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

South Central College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Accounting	0	13	0	13
General Business Administration and Management	0	12	0	12
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	1	6	0	7
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	7	0	7
General Business/Commerce	0	7	0	7
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	4	0	1	5
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	3	0	3
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management	0	0	1	1
Office Administration	0	1	0	1
Receptionist	1	0	0	1
Agricultural Business Technology	0	0	0	0
Business & Office Technology	0	0	0	0
Small Business Administration/Management	0	0	0	0
Restaurant/Food Services Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6	49	2	57

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.