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Mining Technology/Technician at Mountain Empire Community College

Mining Technology/Technician at Mountain Empire Community College

Every mining technology/technician school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mining 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mining Technology/Technician section at the bottom of this page.

MECC Mining Technology/Technician Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Mining Tech (Less Than 1 Year)

MECC Mining Technology/Technician 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.

Careers That Mining Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining 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
Engineering Technicians 3,580 $77,280

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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