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Volunteer State Community College

Campus Police Staff

The administrative office responsible for security on the VSCC Campus is the VSCC Department of Campus Police. This department reports to the office of the Vice President of Business and Finance. The office of the Vice President of Business and Finance has overall responsibility for this service related function.

The personnel of the VSCC Department of Campus Police are divided into the following groups:

Full Time Personnel Part Time Personnel Off-Campus Personnel
  • 6 Sworn Officers
  • 1 Office Supervisor
  • 11 Sworn Officers
  • 5 Non-Sworn Officers
  • Livingston – 2 Sworn Part Time Officers

Off-Campus Sites and Centers

All VSCC campus sites and centers are under the jurisdiction of their local and county law enforcement agencies, which are under the jurisdiction of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

William D. Rogan Jr.

Chief of VSCC Campus Police

  • Certified Police Officer since 1978
  • Volunteer State Community College Campus Police Department Employee since 1993
Robert L. Jackson

Master Patrol Officer

  • Certified Police Officer since 1975
  • Volunteer State Community College Campus Police Department Employee since 2000
Steve Etheridge

Master Patrol Officer

  • Certified Police Officer since 1986
  • Volunteer State Community College Campus Police Department Employee since 2004
James W. Smith

Officer

  • Certified Police Officer since 1974
  • Volunteer State Community College Campus Police Department Employee since 2006
Lisa M . Lynch

Office Supervisor

  • Volunteer State Community College Campus Police Department Employee since 2000

All full-time Campus Police Officers meet the standards of the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission and they have received 320 hours of formal training at a Tennessee Police Academy. Upon successful completion of police academy training, officers are placed on an one-year probationary period. Each new officer is assigned to a senior level field-training supervisor and periodic progress reviews are completed. Enforcement powers are obtained from the State of Tennessee as each campus security officer receives his or her commission in accordance with the provisions set forth by TCA 0-7-118. All sworn officers, full and part-time, receive 40 hours of in service training each year. Training includes, but is not limited to:

  • legal updates
  • crime prevention strategies
  • firearms instruction and re-qualification
  • defensive tactics and baton re-certification
  • safety, fire and evacuation response
  • ethnic and cultural sensitivity
  • stress management
  • suicide prevention
  • CPR/AED and first aid