District Collaborative

Robertson County Schools and Volunteer State Community College have partnered to offer students the opportunity to be a part of a unique collaborative initiative. This initiative incorporates both online and face-to-face course offerings taught by Volunteer State instructors at the Highland Crest campus in Springfield. Students enrolled in the collaborative earn college level credit while satisfying the Tennessee graduation requirements. Robertson County will provide transportation when requested prior to the start of classes. Students will spend the first half of their day taking dual enrollment courses. Students then return to their school for the remainder of the school day. This allows students to still participate in extracurricular activities like band, chorus, and athletics.
For more information please visit https://www.volstate.edu/middle-college/robertson-county

Picture of the Highland Crest Building in springfield

Rising juniors who enter and complete the program can earn their high school diploma and an Associates degree from Volunteer State Community College at the same time.

Juniors and seniors have the option to take dual enrollment classes in person or online at their school of zone with Volunteer State Community College. Students must meet the entrance requirements for the college or university.

For more information, please contact your school counselor and review the Information Packet and Parent Acknowledgement below

Vol State Collaborative FAQs

How many students can be in the program? What happens if more than that apply to the program?

The program is scheduled only for fall and spring semesters. Can a collaborative student take summer classes?

This will be decided on a case-by-case basis by Robertson County Schools. Students should discuss this with their high school counselor who will submit requests to the Robertson County Schools district office where final decisions will be made. There are eight classes set to be taken in person on the collaborative schedule. None of these will be approved to be taken during the summer. There is no financial assistance available for these courses and all fees and tuition must be covered by the student and family.

Can a collaborative student replace these math and natural science classes with other college-level math and natural science classes?

The program specifies MATH 1530 Introductory Statistics, MATH 1710 Pre-calculus Algebra, GEOL1030 Survey of Geology, and BIOL 1030 Essential of Biology.

Robertson County Schools requires all district collaborative students to take these specified math and natural science classes as scheduled in person. Collaborative students wanting to take other math and/or natural science classes may take them as electives.

Vol State also has a Dual Enrollment pathway option for the VSCC/UT Martin Agribusiness program. Can this be done in the district collaborative?

Robertson County Schools is bussing students from their high schools to the VSCC Springfield campus for the in-person collaborative classes. Can students drive themselves?

Robertson County will provide transportation from each high school to the Volunteer State Springfield campus at Highland Crest for any student enrolled in the district collaborative on an as needed basis. Students are encouraged to provide their own transportation within district guidelines when possible. Transportation must be requested to the school counselor prior to classes beginning to schedule with the transportation department.

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