Health Professions at Volunteer State Community College

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Volunteer State Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VSCC is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and has a total student population of 8,832.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

VSCC Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at VSCC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, VSCC does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

VSCC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at VSCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Volunteer State Community College.

VSCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at VSCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at VSCC are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Volunteer State Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	126
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Volunteer State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	35
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	18
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	18
Other Health Professions	18
Health & Medical Administrative Services	15
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	13

Related Majors

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Volunteer State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses	60,360	$61,320
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	35,680	$56,600
Nursing Assistants	28,340	$26,400
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	24,410	$40,120
Personal Care Aides	21,100	$21,060

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.