Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, Tennessee · Public

Of 8 assessed programs, 7 leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 26 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,733
$30k to $48k	$7,441
$48k to $75k	$8,965
$75k to $110k	$10,880
$110k and up	$13,530
All families (average)	$7,802

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

8 of 34 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Tennessee high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$43,145	+$8,336	clears the bar	$6,000	0.7 yrs	741
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,508	+$23,699	clears the bar	$4,750	0.2 yrs	231
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$53,909	+$19,100	clears the bar	$9,000	0.5 yrs	77
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$45,407	+$10,598	clears the bar	$9,500	0.9 yrs	61
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$54,956	+$20,147	clears the bar	$9,973	0.5 yrs	37
Education	Associate's Degree	$45,014	+$10,205	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$33,013	-$1,796	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$51,709	+$16,900	clears the bar	$8,750	0.5 yrs	15
Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.