Volunteer State Community College

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Outcomes

NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for Volunteer State Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 94.2% over 190 candidates.

Volunteer State Community College's latest reported year is 2024, and that 100% — from a cohort of 38 first-time candidates — is 13.3 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.

Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Volunteer State Community College.

Admissions

Admissions at Volunteer State Community College

Competitive.

• No overall acceptance or admission rate (%) for the nursing A.A.S. program is published.
• Minimum GPA required for admission: A minimum prerequisite GPA of 2.9 in all prerequisite courses is required.
• Prerequisite courses: All required prerequisites for the Nursing A.A.S. degree must be complete or in progress at the time of application, with each course completed with a grade of C or better.
• TEAS test requirement and threshold: All applicants must take the TEAS test and earn at least a “proficient” level to be eligible to apply.
• Selection process notes: Admission is competitive and uses a point-based ranking system, considering:
• Prerequisite GPA
• TEAS test score
• Current healthcare experience
• Meeting minimum thresholds does not guarantee acceptance.
• Waitlist: No mention of a waitlist for the nursing program was found in the official sources consulted.
• To summarize succinctly:
• No published acceptance/admission rate.
• Minimum prerequisite GPA: 2.9 (C or better

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Format

Schedule and format at Volunteer State Community College

• The Nursing A.A.S. program is delivered on-campus only (no online, hybrid, or virtual formats are offered), with nursing courses taught at the Gallatin, Livingston, and Springfield campuses and clinical instruction at locations throughout Tennessee.
• The program admits cohorts with summer start dates at Gallatin and Livingston, and a fall start at Springfield.
• Coursework includes lectures, lab, and clinical components; clinical hours may be scheduled at any time, and some specialty clinicals might require travel up to 120 miles.
• The program is described as nontraditional in study hours and semester structure, meaning that hours of study and length of semester may not align with standard Vol State semesters, holidays, or breaks.
• Transfer credit & advanced-standing: LPNs may waive the first nursing course (NRSG 1710) by completing assigned Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) activities.
• The college allows up to 75% of semester hours toward a degree to come from external sources (such as transfer credit, PLA, advanced placement, military, or credit by exam), with at least 25% of total credit hours required to be completed in residence at

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