Gallatin, TN has one x-ray technician school within its city limits. Volunteer State Community College has a total student population of 8,430. It is the 4879th highest ranked school in the USA and the 133rd highest in the state of Tennessee (#1 is Vanderbilt University).
X-Ray Technician students from Gallatin schools who go on to become X-ray technicians, sonography specialists, ultrasound technicians, ultrasound specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 51,630 people working as diagnostic medical sonographers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $63,640. Also, Registered nurses make on average $66,530 per year and there are about 2,583,770 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin area alone, there are 14,970 employed registered nurses earning an average salary of $63,100. Diagnostic medical sonographers in this area earn $65,410/yr and there are 200 employed.
Gallatin lies in Sumner county, which is one of the 26 counties in Tennessee. Overall, the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin area has 719,830 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $19.13/hr average worker wage, and a $39,790 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.271 out of every 1000 jobs in Gallatin are held by diagnostic medical sonographers, and 20.798/1000 are held by registered nurses.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Volunteer State Community College ends up costing a student $5,995/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Gallatin |
| Lebanon | TN | - | 6 | 33.1353 | 162 | 15.2 miles |
| Nashville | TN | 605,197 | 29 | 25.3624 | 832 | 24.0 miles |
| Murfreesboro | TN | 109,230 | 4 | 32.6865 | 176 | 37.4 miles |
| Franklin | TN | 61,515 | 6 | 35.3023 | 121 | 38.6 miles |
| Bowling Green | KY | 56,941 | 5 | 29.5084 | 365 | 40.2 miles |
| Clarksville | TN | 121,429 | 6 | 21.4206 | 150 | 51.6 miles |
| Dickson | TN | - | 1 | 26.7533 | 18 | 56.8 miles |
| Shelbyville | TN | - | 2 | 24.186 | 25 | 62.6 miles |
| Tullahoma | TN | - | 1 | 18.8406 | 13 | 72.2 miles |