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Volunteer State Community College

As of October 2, 2026

The information on this page describes the accreditation relationship between this institution and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. General information about the Commission and the accreditation process is provided at the end of this document.

General Information

CEO Name
Dr. Wendi Tostenson
Address
1480 Nashville Pike Gallatin, TN 37066-3188
Country
United States
Institutional Phone
(615) 452-8600
Approved to Offer
Associate's Degree

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Accreditation Information

Status
Accredited
Public Sanctions
None
Candidacy Date
January 1, 1972
Accreditation Granted
January 1, 1973
Reaffirmation
2020
Distance Education Approval Date
September 10, 1998
Next Reaffirmation
2030
Next Fifth-Year Review
2025
Degree Level
I i See Approved to Offer above for the complete list.
Control
Public

SACSCOC Staff Member

J. Matthew Melton

(404) 679-4501 Email

In-Progress Reviews

  • 2026 Referral Report

Most Recent History with SACSCOC

  • 2026 Interim OCIS Visit
  • 2025 Fifth-Year Interim Report

Off-campus Instructional Sites (Additional Locations)

Types

  • Approved >=50%: Site is approved to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval. Only sites offering 50% or more of a program require approval.
  • Approved Branch >=50%: Site is approved as a branch campus to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval.
  • Notified 25-49%: Less than 50% of a program may be offered at the site. Less than 50% of additional programs may be offered with no further site notification.

Sites offering less than 25% of a program do not require notification or approval.

Status

  • Open: Instruction may be offered at the site consistent with the site type defined above.
  • Closed: Closed sites are not shown. A site is closed when (1) the institution has stopped admitting students to the site and (2) SACSCOC has approved the site teach-out plan. Therefore, instruction may continue at a site under the teach-out plan after the site is closed.
  • Arcadian
    806 Twin Elms Court Nashville, TN 37210 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Austin Peay State University
    601 College Street Clarksville, TN 37040 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Beech High School
    3126 Long Hollow Pike Hendersonville, TN 37075 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Carolyn Smith Innovation Center
    735 East Main Street Hendersonville, TN 37075 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Cheatham County Emergency Medical Services
    3455 Bell Street Ashland City, TN 37015 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Cookeville Center
    1000 Neal Street Cookeville, TN 38501 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Creekwood High School
    3499 Highway 47 North Charlotte, TN 37066 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Dickson County Emergency Medical Service
    300 West End Avenue Dickson, TN 37055 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Donelson Christian Academy
    3151 Stafford Drive Nashville, TN 37214 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • East Robertson High School
    158 Kilgore Trace Cross Plains, TN 37049 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Electrolux Major Appliances
    1100 Industrial Drive Springfield, TN 37172 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Gallatin High School
    700 Dan P. Herron Drive Gallatin, TN 37066 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Green Hill High School
    220 North Greenhill Road Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Greenbrier High School
    126 Cuniff Drive Greenbrier, TN 37073 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Hendersonville Sr. High School
    123 Cherokee Road Hendersonville, TN 37075 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Liberty Creek High School
    100 Wolfpack Way Gallatin, TN 37066 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Livingston Center
    113 Windle Community Road Livingston, TN 38570 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Livingston Regional Hospital
    315 Oak Street Livingston, TN 38570 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Macon County High School
    2550 Days Road Lafayette, TN 37083 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Merrol Hyde Magnet School
    128 Township Drive Hendersonville, TN 37075 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Monterey High School
    710 E Commercial Avenue Monterey, TN 38574 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Montgomery County EMS
    601 Dunlop Lane Clarksville, TN 37040 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Mount Juliet High School
    1875 Golden Bear Gateway Mount Juliet, TN 37122 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Pope John Paul ll High School
    117 Caldwell Drive Hendersonville, TN 37075 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Rossview High School
    1237 Rossview Road Clarksville, TN 37043 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Small Town Startup
    101 5th Ave W, Second Floor Springfield, TN 37172 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Smith County Chamber of Commerce
    939 Upper Ferry Rd #A Carthage, TN 37030 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Springfield Center
    150 Laureate Avenue Springfield, TN 37172 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Springfield High School
    5240 Highway 76 East Springfield, TN 37172 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Station Camp High School
    600 Lower Station Camp Road Gallatin, TN 37172 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Westmoreland High School
    4300 Hawkins Drive Westmoreland, TN 37186 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • White House Heritage High School
    220 West Drive White House, TN 37188 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • White House High School
    508 Tyree Springs Road White House, TN 37188 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Wilson County Emergency Management Agency (WEMA)
    110 Oak Street Lebanon, TN 37087 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Wilson County Schools Administrative and Training Complex
    415 Harding Place Lebanon, TN 37087 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

About SACSCOC and Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accreditation name of The Commission on Colleges and Universities, is the commission responsible for accrediting degree-granting institutions across the nation and internationally. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees is the representative body of the member institutions also known as the College Delegate Assembly. To gain or maintain accreditation, an institution must comply with SACSCOC policies, procedures, and with all standards contained in the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement in the professional judgment of peer reviewers. SACSCOC’s institutional accreditation includes all degree levels regardless of location or mode of instruction. The Commission accredits the institution as a whole.

Components of the Review Process

The SACSCOC Board of Trustees conducts several types of institutional reviews: (1) Candidate Committee reviews of applicant institutions seeking candidacy, (2) Accreditation Committee reviews of candidate institutions seeking initial membership, (3) Reaffirmation Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following a comprehensive review, (4) Special Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following evaluation of institutional circumstances that are accreditation related, and (5) Substantive Change Committee reviews of member institutions seeking approval and continued accreditation following the review of a change of a significant modification or expansion to the institution’s nature and scope. Each of the above type of reviews has its own evaluation documents and peer review procedures and can be found on the SACSCOC website at www.sacscoc.org.

The Committees on Compliance and Reports (C&R), standing committees of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, review reports prepared by evaluation committees and the institutional responses to those reports. A C&R Committee’s recommendation regarding an institution’s accreditation-related matters is forwarded to the Executive Council for review. The Executive Council recommends action to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, which makes the final decision on reaffirmation and any monitoring activities that it may require of an institution. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees convenes twice a year.

Complaints Against SACSCOC Accredited Institutions

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) recognizes the value of information provided by students, employees, and others in determining whether an institution’s performance is consistent with SACSCOC standards for obtaining or maintaining accreditation. The Commission’s interest also is in ensuring that member institutions maintain appropriate grievance procedures and standards of procedural fairness and that the procedures are applied appropriately and consistently. The procedures for the review of complaints involving member institutions enable SACSCOC to address possible violations of its Principles of Accreditation, its Core Requirements and Standards, SACSCOC policies or procedures, as well as to address possible violations of an institution’s own policies and procedures, if related to the Principles.

Since SACSCOC’s complaint procedures are for the purpose of addressing any significant non-compliance with SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, policies, or procedures, the procedures are not intended to be used to involve SACSCOC in disputes between individuals and member institutions, or cause SACSCOC to interpose itself as a reviewing authority in individual matters of admission, grades, granting or transferability of credits, application of academic policies, fees or other financial matters, disciplinary matters or other contractual rights and obligations. Nor does SACSCOC seek redress on an individual’s behalf. Under no circumstances does SACSCOC respond to, or take action on, any complaint or any allegation that contains defamatory statements. Further, SACSCOC will not serve as a grievance panel when the outcome of institutional grievance or appeal processes is unsatisfactory to the complainant.

SACSCOC expects individuals to attempt to resolve the issue through all means available to the complainant, including following the institution’s own published grievance procedures, before submitting a complaint to SACSCOC. Therefore, SACSCOC is under no obligation to consider additional information submitted by the complainant subsequent to the receipt of the formal complaint. SACSCOC’s usual practice is not to consider a complaint that is currently in administrative proceedings, including institutional proceedings, or in litigation. However, if there is substantial, credible evidence that indicates systemic problems with an accredited institution, SACSCOC may, at its discretion, choose to proceed with the review.

For the fastest and most secure review by SACSCOC personnel, we strongly encourage you to submit your formal complaint online. You can easily file your concerns by completing the digital “Complaints Against Institutions: Information Sheet and Form” directly through our secure online portal. Please note that to maintain the integrity of the review process, SACSCOC cannot evaluate oral or anonymous complaints, nor can we accept complaints submitted on behalf of another individual or forwarded from another entity. Filing your complaint electronically ensures it is received immediately and streamlines the review process.

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