Established in 1875 as Salem Academy, the campus has subsequently functioned as Pineland School for Girls, Pineland Junior College, Edwards Military Institute and finally Southwood College. The campus still utilizes the Blanchard Learning Resource Center, the Royal Classroom Building, the Jones Auditorium, a cafeteria and an office building from the Southwood campus. Added over the years have been a new classroom building and learning resource center, dormitories, an administration building, a support services building, a maintenance building, a new state-of-the art gymnasium, classroom additions, firearms ranges, a driving track and other practical exercise areas.