This empirical study investigates the influence of the transformative leadership of Chinese liberal arts professors on studentship of Chinese liberal arts curse satisfaction, as well as the moderating effect of social support. Transformative leadership has a positive effect on learning engagement and course satisfaction. Furthermore, this effect can vary depending on the level of social support, which plays a key role in improving the relationship between transformative leadership and learning engagement/course satisfaction. Therefore, liberal arts professors in China should not only strive to cultivate transformational leadership but also provide social support to students and encourage the formation of positive relationships among students. This can lead to increased learning engagement and course satisfaction. Educational institutions should invest more in supporting interactions between professors and students and improving the educational environment. Such efforts can contribute to providing a better learning experience within the Chinese education system.