Nashville State Community College is an open-admission comprehensive educational institution, serving a very diverse student population and a broad geographic area. Outreach programs and special services for sub-populations include first-generation students, adult students, and English as a Second Language students. The college offers the Associate of Applied Science technical and career degrees, and the Associate of Arts, the Associate of Science, and the Associate of Science in Teaching transfer degrees. Nashville State has over 80 programs of study covering broad areas including business, applied arts, information and engineering technologies, health sciences, social and life sciences, math, science, humanities, and the arts.