Volunteer State Community College

Volunteer State Community College is a public two-year community college located 30 miles north of Nashville in Gallatin, Tennessee.
Vol State currently offers associate degrees, certificates, and continuing education courses as well as a few third and fourth-year level college courses in association with area universities. The student population is normally just under 8,000 annually.
Vol State satellite campuses are located in Livingston, Tennessee and McGavock High School in Nashville.

In early April of 2006, a tornado ripped through the campus leaving two buildings damaged heavily damaged and, thankfully, with only minor injuries. Tornado repair was completed in 2008 and the campus is now back to normal.

Volunteer State Community College opened for instruction in the fall of 1971 with a total of 581 students.

Volunteer State Community College
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066

615-452-8600
888-335-8722

Volunteer State Community College is located in Sumner County.

Vol State, as it is popularly known, has more than 70 degree programs in five major divisions: Allied Health, Humanities, Business, Social Sciences/Education, and Math/Science. Popular programs at the school include Radiologic Technology, Physical Therapist Assistant, Education, Pre-Nursing, Paralegal, Pre-Engineering and Communications.
The college has a television studio, a radio station, and a recording studio. It offers a recording management program and classes in commercial music and songwriting. Many students also take University Studies programs which prepare them for transfer to 4-year colleges and universities.