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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.

1,010 Full-Time Undergraduates
$4,758 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Mountain Empire Community College?

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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

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Can I Afford MECC?

$4,758 In-State Tuition
In a recent term, 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

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Mountain Empire Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,010 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,253 undergraduate students at MECC, with 1,010 being full-time and 1,243 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

Online Learning at Mountain Empire Community College

536 Took All Classes Online
1,346 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,346 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MECC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 9th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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

Mountain Empire Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Mountain Empire Community College awarded 1,158 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions 189 0 11 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 19 0 0 0
Construction 54 0 0 0
Dental Support Services 16 0 0 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 1 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 19 0 10 0
Environmental Control Technology 9 0 19 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 4 3 7 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 5 6 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 4 4 9 0
Mining & Petroleum Technology 4 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 42 24 0 0
Precision Metal Working 29 3 0 0
Total 915 93 150 0

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.

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