Tennessee

Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, Tennessee

PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 1971Large suburbSEVP certified

About

Volunteer State Community College (Vol State) is a public community college in Gallatin, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents. Vol State serves the suburban Nashville community. The main campus of the college is 30 miles (48 km) to the northeast in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin. In total, Vol State serves 11 counties in northern Middle Tennessee: Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, and Wilson. The main campus is located in Gallatin. The college also has degree-granting centers in Livingston, Tennessee, Springfield and Cookeville. Vol State offers classes in traditional, online, and hybrid formats.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$8,260
Estimated total for international students
US$22,821
Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
US$4,900
Total cost for in-state students
US$19,461
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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates
5,339
International undergraduates
1%
Students per teacher
19 to 1

Outcomes

Graduation rate
29%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
US$45,291

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (30)

Associate's degrees18 subjects
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCriminal Justice and CorrectionsEducation, GeneralElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansFire ProtectionHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMusicOphthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, General
Undergraduate certificates12 subjects
Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCriminal Justice and CorrectionsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsFire ProtectionHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.