Gallatin, Tennessee · Public
Fire Protection at Volunteer State Community College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 4.2% reported program-share signal, $7,802 school-wide net price, and $41,150 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 223 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~223
- Schools with reported signal
- 245
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 28.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $7,802/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $31,208
- Median debt
- $7,550
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $41,150/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (4.2%), school-wide average net price ($7,802), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($41,150), and peer averages from 245 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 245 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,527 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,422 below). Together, those evidence points place Volunteer State Community College in the top 46% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.5% reported share · $536 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 3.4% reported share · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 1.7% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 0.5% reported share · $1,618 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 0.1% reported share · $1,664 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.8% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 1.4% reported share · $1,776 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Fire Protection accounts for 4.2% of reported programs at Volunteer State Community College, which is bigger than 90% of schools in this field set and 2.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 223 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Volunteer State Community College's average net price is $7,802 per year, about $31,208 over four years. That is $1,527 below the $9,329 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $41,150 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,422 below the $43,572 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Volunteer State Community College #112 of 245 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.