Volunteer State Community College
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| Established: | 1971 |
| President: | Dr. Warren Nichols |
| Location: | Gallatin, Tennessee, United States |
| Colors: | Red and Blue |
| Nickname: | Pioneers |
| Website: | http://www.volstate.edu |
Volunteer State Community College is a publicly-supported two-year community college located in Gallatin, Tennessee and operated under the auspices of the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Vol State, as it is popularly known, serves the Nashville community as well as its home area of Gallatin, some 30 miles (48 km) to the northeast. In total, Vol State serves 12 counties in northern Middle Tennessee: Clay, northeast Davidson, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, and Wilson.
Volunteer State has 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 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.
Vol State has two auxiliary campuses: one in Livingston, Tennessee, and the other at McGavock High School in Nashville. Both sites offer degree programs. The school also has learning sites at Hunter's Lane High School in Nashville and in Madison, Springfield, Macon County, and Wilson County. Vol State also offers some third and fourth-year level college courses through arrangements with other institutions.
In Fall of 2006 more than 7,300 full and part-time students were registered and nearly 900 students graduated in May of 2007, the largest graduating class ever at the school.
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[edit] Degree Programs
[edit] Allied Health
Allied Health Option
Dental Assistant
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
EMT - Basic, Paramedic
Fire Science Technology
Health Information Technology (Medical Records)
Medical Laboratory Technology
Ophthalmic Technician
Physical Therapist Assistant
Radiologic Technology
Respiratory Care Technology
Sleep Diagnostics Technology
[edit] Business
Accounting
Aviation
Banking
Business and Commerce
Business Education
Commercial Music
Computer Information Systems Technology
General Technology
Hotel & Restaurant Management
Logistics and Supply Chain Management Systems
Management
Marketing
Medical Practice Management
Office Management Technology
Paralegal
[edit] Humanities
Art
Communications
English
ESOL
Foreign Languages
Liberal Arts
Music
Philosophy
Recording Industry Management
Theater
University Studies
[edit] Mathematics and Science
Agriculture
Biology
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Engineering
Environmental Science
Geology
Industrial Technology
Mathematics
Mathematics and Science
Physics
Physical Science
Pre-Dental Hygiene
Pre-Med Professional
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Nursing (Belmont Partnership)
TSU Nursing
[edit] Social Sciences
Associate of Science in Teaching Degree (A.S.T.) K-6
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Economics
Geography
Health and Physical Education
Health, Physical Education and Sports Medicine
Health, Physical Education and Wellness
History
Homeland Security
Human Services
Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice
Political Science
Pre-Law
Psychology
Secondary Education
Social Science and Education
Sociology
TSU Elementary Education
Regents Online Degree Program (RODP)
- Associate of Applied Science in Professional Studies: Concentration in Information Technology (CIS)
[edit] Student Life
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Students can work on the weekly student newspaper, The Settler, or the award-winning student magazine, The Pioneer. Radio station WVCP also provides students with a chance to work at a broadcast radio station. There are a variety of student clubs and organizations. Student groups work to provide events on campus throughout the year. Theater students produce several plays each year and the Music Department puts on showcases each semester that feature student performers and original student works. The Music Department also produces a CD of student performers to sell at each showcase.
[edit] Athletics
 The Vol State Softball team in action |
 The Baseball Team went to the TJCCAA Regional finals in 2007 |
The athletic teams at Volunteer State Community College include Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, and Women's Fast Pitch Softball. The intercollegiate teams have been highly successful and nationally ranked. Vol State is a member of the Western Division of the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association. Vol State is also a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region VII.
The Volunteer State Baseball team has been to the Junior College World Series Twice in 1994 and 1999. Led by Coach Kenny Thomas, they held the number one ranking in the NJCAA during most of the 1998 season. However, they did not make a world series appearance that season.
 The Men's Basketball Team |
 The Women's Basketball Team |
[edit] April 7, 2006 Tornado
The college was damaged heavily in a tornado outbreak on April 7, 2006. Two buildings suffered direct hits from the twister, and reports from the college indicated that over 80 cars in the parking lots were damaged and destroyed. There were only minor injuries on campus. The Hal Reed Ramer Administration Building received major damage, including damage to the office of the President. Noble Caudill Hall suffered perhaps the worst damage, as much of the second floor on the south side of the building collapsed, and a large section of roofing above WVCP radio and the Wemyss Auditorium was ripped off and/or collapsed inward. Caudill Hall closed for more than a year and a half until repairs were completed. In all, eleven classrooms had to be relocated due to damage and 72 faculty and staff offices were moved. Volunteer State building coordinators and campus safety staff have been credited with helping to save lives on the day the tornado hit. They were honored in a ceremony at the school.
By spring of 2007, the Ramer building was fully occupied again, including a new home for the student radio station. The Caudill Building re-opened for classes on January 12, 2008. The auditorium opened later in the spring semester, which completed the project of tornado repair.
[edit] See also
- WVCP - campus radio station
[edit] External links
- http://www.volstate.edu/ Official site
- [1] Official college blog
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