Private company

Southern College of Optometry

Logo: sco.edu4

Private college in Memphis, Tennessee, US

The Southern College of Optometry is a private college in Memphis, Tennessee. It offers programs in optometry.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1932Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersMemphis, United States1
  • Websitewww.sco.edu
  • Legal formCORPORATION3
  • LEI549300XI48XI7W2HEL563
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O REGAN JR, J MARTIN, 38104-2211 Memphis, United States3
  • Registered withBusiness Services (Department of State), 0000842713
Southern College Optometry
Photo: Halpaugh at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Southern College of Optometry is a private college in Memphis, Tennessee. It offers programs in optometry.2

Timeline

  1. 1932Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$4.1M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $4.1M in all. PPP loans $4.1M.$0$2M$4M$6M2020 · PPP loans: $4.1M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$4.1M$4.1M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA6. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 8, 2020$4.1M PPP loan (first draw) from First Horizon Bank6To SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY, Memphis TN; $4.1M forgiven Jun 9, 2021