Program Payoff

Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, Tennessee. 34 certificate and associate programs, public. 34 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Tennessee.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Fire Protection Associate's degree $63,005 (12) $99,430
Managers, All Other
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $8,750 $45,956 (40) $39,570
Medical Assistants
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $9,973 $44,595 (44) $64,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $36,674 (16) $36,000
Security Guards
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate $4,750 $36,560 (120) $64,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $9,000 $29,685 (52) $106,970
General and Operations Managers
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $29,322 (29) $98,870
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $28,236 (14) $66,390
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $6,000 $25,542 (182) $76,480
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree $9,500 not published $122,430
Software Developers
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services Undergraduate certificate not published $30,550
Animal Caretakers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $106,970
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $42,830
Customer Service Representatives
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $98,870
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $122,430
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $36,000
Security Guards
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $46,720
Dental Assistants
Education, General Associate's degree not published $72,390
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $63,750
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $63,750
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $106,970
General and Operations Managers
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $99,430
Managers, All Other
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Associate's degree not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $42,310
Community Health Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $66,390
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $29,660
Childcare Workers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $29,660
Childcare Workers
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $58,820
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $58,820
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Medical Illustration and Informatics Associate's degree not published $76,470
Computer Occupations, All Other
Music Associate's degree not published $61,860
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $38,890
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree not published $81,500
Registered Nurses
Visual and Performing Arts, General Associate's degree not published $57,270
Graphic Designers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.