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Address & Contact

Our Address

140 Sweeten Creek Road Asheville, NC

GPS

35.55373, -82.51881

Telephone

828-630-8104

Email

[email protected]

Web

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Scoring domains: cumulative GPA, overall science GPA, GRE scores, direct patient care experience hours, and preferred characteristics (military veterans, first-generation college graduates, multilingual applicants).

Interview with PA faculty required and weighted. Up to two outstanding prerequisites allowed at review. Baccalaureate degree required prior to matriculation.

Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.

South College – Asheville PA Program Mission Statement

The mission of the South College Masters of Health Science in Physician Assistant Studies program is to educate highly qualified physician assistants, preparing them to become competent, compassionate, and comprehensive healthcare providers for clinical practice in rural and urban areas.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Provisional Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Asheville, North Carolina 
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: January
  • Class Duration: 27 months
  • Class Capacity: 100
  • Seat Deposit: See Program Website
  • International Students: Not Accepted
  • TOEFL: Check program website

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $121,260
  • Resident tuition: $110,250 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $110,250 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 93%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: No 5-year average yet — only TWO graduating cohorts (2025-2026); 91% first-time across them (146/161)

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 2.75  
  • Science GPA:2.75
  • Prereq GPA: 2.75
  • Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
    • Overall: See Program Website
    • Science: See Program Website
  • Prerequisite GPA: See Program Website
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 7 year(s)

EXPERIENCE

SHADOWING

  • Not addressed - the words "shadow", "shadowing" and "observation" appear nowhere on the Asheville-specific program page, admissions page (Admission Requirements + Application Scoring + Admissions Practices) or program self-assessment page. South College's KNOXVILLE campus DOES name shadowing in its admissions-practices sentence; Asheville's parallel sentence does not - so the absence is a choice, not an oversight, and Knoxville's rule must never be attributed to Asheville. Verified twice, independently. (verified 2026-08-26)

EVALUATIONS

  • 3 (one recommended from PA, MD, DO, or NP)

GRE

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PA-CAT

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