Weekend College
With many students facing challenging daily schedules during the week, both at home and at work, Weekend College courses provide an attractive alternative. Courses range from full fifteen-week classes of two-three hours (depending on hours of credit) on Saturday mornings to concentrated five-week courses usually involving three hours on Friday nights and 8:30 - 4:30 on Saturdays. Enrollment in Weekend College classes along with evening and College @ Home classes is an excellent means of accelerating completion of the associate degree. College support services are availableonSaturdaytocomplementthestudent'sprogramofstudy.
Community Service Programs
The community service program of the College includes a wide range of activities involving cooperative efforts between College personnel and the community. Included among the activities are campus and cultural events, consulting and advisory services, campus participation in civic organizations and community-based efforts, conferences and institutes, facility utilization, and other specializedservicesavailablethroughindividualunitsoftheCollege. Communityserviceisanintegralcomponentoftheoveralloperation of the institution, with all administrative units sharing in the responsibility of service.

Certificate Programs
Forthestudentwhowantstospecializeinacertainfieldofstudy without taking all of the courses required for the associate degree, theCollegeoffersacademicandtechnicalcertificateprogramsaspart of the continuing education concept. These programs allow the student to benefit from the most important aspects of the degree programofhischosenareawithoutmeetingalldegreerequirements. Upon successful completion of a prescribed program in his area, the studentisawardedacertificate.CertificatesareofferedbyVolunteer State Community College to indicate a satisfactory level of achievement in selected programs that require less than two years of full-timestudy.
VolStateoffersavarietyofcertificateprograms.Theseprograms vary in the number of hours required. For detailed information on specificprograms,refertothesectiononProgramsofStudy(Certificate Programs). The general requirements for awarding a certificate are:

1. A minimum quality point average of 2.00 in courses presented to meet the requirements for the certificate.
2. A total of six (6) semester hours of transfer work may be applied to a Certificate. All other course requirements must be completed in residence at Vol State.
3. Enrollment in courses required for the academic and/or technical certificate at the time an application for the certificate is made or permission from the Vice President of AcademicAffairs.

Professional Advancement
Opportunities
Short-term courses and programs are available in select
professions for individuals to develop the skills required to attain
entry-level positions. Education and training are also provided for
career sustainment and skills upgrade. Specific lists of credit and
non-credit offerings may be obtained through the appropriate
academicdivision.Professionaladvancementopportunitiesinclude:
Allied Health Division - College Credit Courses
•Advanced Practitioner in Respiratory Care
•Computerized Tomography
•Coding/Reimbursement
•Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
•Mammography
*Medical Transcription

Business Division - College Credit Courses
•Accounting
•Hotel & Restaurant Management
Rooms Division Management
Food and Beverage Management
Marketing and Sales Management
Accounting and Financial Management
•Computer Specialist (leading to Microsoft Office User
Specialist Certification and A+ Certification)
•Logistics

Continuing Education and Economic Development
Division - Non-Credit Courses
Business and Industry Institute
•American Management Association Certificate Courses
Certificate in Management
Certificate in Human Resource Management
Administrative Assistant's Certificate
Certificate in Strategic Leadership
Customized AMA Certificate Programs for
Business & Industry
•Applied Science
•Basic Skills
•Communication
•Customer Service
•English as a Second Language
•Leadership
•Management and Supervision