Volunteer State Community College Student Population

How many students at VSCC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Volunteer State Community College has a total enrollment of 6,963 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,633 male students (37.8%) and 4,330 female students (62.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,048 White students (72.5%) and 732 Hispanic students (10.5%).
• Class Delivery: 2,322 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,114 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small - which average 10,145 - VSCC's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,633 male (37.81%) and 4,330 female (62.19%) students are attending Volunteer State Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.81.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,048 White, 623 Black, and 117 Asian students out of a total of 6,963 are attending at Volunteer State Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Volunteer State Community College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 45.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, VSCC has 1,501 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 5,320 students under 25 years old, and 1,637 students over 25 years old out of 6,963 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Volunteer State Community College, 2,322 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,114 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,287 students who live in Tennessee or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 35 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,963 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 510 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.32%.263 students have transferred in as full-time status and 247 students transferred in as part-time status.