Mountain Empire Community College Trade Programs

Mountain Empire Community College is a public institution situated in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Big Stone Gap is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Mountain Empire Community College?

Contact details for MECC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3441 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Phone:	276-523-2400
Website:	www.mecc.edu

Can I Afford MECC?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time MECC students paid $162 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $362 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,758	$10,056
Fees	$105	$810
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500

Mountain Empire Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,253 undergraduate students at MECC, with 1,010 being full-time and 1,243 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,010 full-time undergraduates at MECC, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mountain Empire Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	958
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Mountain Empire Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	162	0	0	162
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	42	0	24	66
General Construction Trades	54	0	0	54
Welding Technology/Welder	29	0	3	32
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	19	10	0	29
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	26	3	0	29
Other Environmental Control Technologies	9	19	0	28
Laboratory Technician	19	0	0	19
Dental Assisting/Assistant	16	0	0	16
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	5	0	6	11
Other Industrial Production Technologies	0	5	4	9
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	8	0	8
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	4	0	3	7
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	7	0	7
Industrial Technology	0	4	0	4
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	4	0	0	4
Mining Technology/Technician	4	0	0	4
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	1	0	0	1
Athletic Training	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	395	56	40	491

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.