Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares VSCC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Tennessee.
VSCC has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 5,901 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Tennessee average (2,598 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Volunteer State Community College6,9636,963
Similarly Ranked Schools5,9015,901
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Tennessee2,5982,598
The below chart compares the student population between Volunteer State Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,633 male and 4,330 female students attending VSCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.61 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at VSCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at VSCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6,9633,6423,321
Men2,6331,4111,222
Women4,3302,2312,099

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,048 White students (72.50%) and 732 Hispanic students (10.51%) at Volunteer State Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Volunteer State Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Volunteer State Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native18108
Asian1174968
Black or African American623225398
Hispanic732255477
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander752
White5,0481,9333,115
Two or More Races320119201
Race/Ethnicity Unknown622438
Total 6,9632,6334,330

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 5,320 students whose age under twenty five and 1,053 students whose age is over thirty years old at Volunteer State Community College.
Especially, 1,501 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Volunteer State Community College.
Population by Student Age at Volunteer State Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total6,963 2,6334,330
Under 181,501 589912
18-192,388 9101,478
20-21848 361487
22-24583 219364
25-29584 225359
30-34347 108239
35-39251 82169
40-49317 99218
50-64129 29100
65 and over9 54
unknown6 60
Total 6,963 2,6334,330

Online Student Population

At Volunteer State Community College, 4,436 students (63.71% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,322 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,287 students live in Tennessee where Volunteer State Community College is located in and 18 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total6,963
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,322
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,114
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,527
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,322
Tennessee Residents2,287
Other State in U.S.18
Outside of U.S.13
Unknown4