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Engineering Technologies at Mountain Empire Community College

Every engineering technologies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering tech program at Mountain Empire Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

MECC is located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and approximately 2,253 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 31 students received their associate's degree in engineering tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

MECC Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at MECC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MECC offers distance education options for engineering tech at the following degree levels:

MECC Engineering Technologies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at MECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Mountain Empire Community College.

MECC Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

3% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 97% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 3% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at MECC are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mountain Empire Community College with a associate's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

The following engineering tech concentations are available at Mountain Empire Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mountain Empire Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Control Technology	21
Electronics Engineering Technology	11
Industrial Production Technology	10
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	7
Mining & Petroleum Technology	1

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Mountain Empire Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	19,650	$47,730
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	12,690	$50,210
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	9,930	$41,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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