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Volunteer State Community College

1480 Nashville Pike, Gallatin, TN, 37066-0318 - Map

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Volunteer State Community College is a public, comprehensive community college offering associate degrees and technical certificates. The institution is committed to excellence in serving the citizens of northern Middle Tennessee. Volunteer State is committed to providing quality innovative educational programs; strengthening community and workforce partnerships; addressing the needs of a global society; promoting cultural and economic development; inspiring lifelong learning; and preparing students for successful careers, university transfer, and meaningful civic participation through the use of exemplary faculty and staff. ...

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Volunteer State Community College
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County	Sumner County, TN	-
Title IV Eligible	YES	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Associate of Arts Colleges	Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control	Public	Public
Full-Time Undergraduate	3,472 students	1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	3,678 students	1,444 students
Total Enrollment	7,150 students	2,213 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	33%	78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	22%	46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$2,696	$2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	7%	29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$932	$1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	16%	12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$2,913	$1,146
% Students Receiving Loans	14%	38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$2,110	$3,129

School Notes:

Volunteer State Community College is a public two-year community college in Gallatin, Tenn., serving a twelve-county region including the counties of Clay, Davidson, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and Wilson. The College is committed to the education of a non-racially identifiable student body.
Volunteer State offers the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Transfer Degrees in more than 40 Areas of Emphasis. The college also offer the Associate of Applied Science Career Programs in the fields of Allied Health, Business, Math and Science, and Social Science and Education. Technical Certificates are offered in Allied Health and Business.
Volunteer State Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate Degree and holds membership in the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, and the Southern Association of Junior Colleges and the Tennessee College Association.
Profile last updated: 12/29/2008.

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Nashville Business Calendar (The Tennessean)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:38:52 am
The Career Transition Support Group, topic is "behavioral interviewing," 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 16, Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Road. 615-477-5651. Cost: free.
18-year-old jailed in fatal Castalian Springs shooting (WKRN Nashville)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 04:41:34 pm
An 18-year-old Gallatin man is accused of fatally shooting a member of a well-known Sumner County family.
Suspect, 18, Arrested In Fatal Sumner Co. Shooting (WSMV Nashville)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 10:34:33 am
The Sumner County Sheriff's Department say they have arrested an 18-year-old man in a fatal shooting of a 61-year-old man.
Business Calendar (The Tennessean)
posted on September 7, 2009 at 10:09:07 pm
Second Annual Mayoral Summit, hosted by the Cool Springs Chamber of Commerce, registration at 7 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 8, Franklin Cool Springs Marriott, Salon 5, 700 Cool Springs Blvd. 615-771-1071. Cost: $18 for members with reservations, $25 for members without reservations and others.
Overflow crowd denied entrance to Gallatin town hall (WKRN Nashville)
posted on August 27, 2009 at 04:48:27 pm
Hundreds attended a town hall held by Congressman Bart Gordon Wednesday night in Gallatin.

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