Career Programs at MECC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Mountain Empire Community College is $10,866 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Mountain Empire Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .

53% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,429 (exclude student loans).

MECC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$10,866
Average Financial Amount	$5,429

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Mountain Empire Community College offers 37 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 849 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Mountain Empire Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	28	8	353
2 Years Certificate	9	5	174
Total	37	13	849

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

353 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
174 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
322 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	0	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Natural Resources/Conservation	✔	10	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	20	-
Engineering [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Surveying Engineering	✕	10	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	6	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Mining Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	✔	2	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✔	8	-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Chemical Process Technology	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	10 completers	-
Corrections	✔	0	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	10	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	3	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	234 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	17	$22,900
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✔	0	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✔	13	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	18	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	4	-
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	✕	142	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	✕	22	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	18	-
Business [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	7	-
Real Estate	✕	1	-
	Total	353

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	1	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✔	3	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	126 completers	$15,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✔	126	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	3	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	33 completers	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✔	7	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	26	-
Business [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)	✔	3	-
	Total	174

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Natural Resources/Conservation	✔	12	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	15	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	3	-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✔	2	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	154 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	154	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	30 completers	-
Corrections	✔	14	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	16	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	83 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✔	9	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	8	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	12	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	54	-
Business [+]	✔	10 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	3	-
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)	✕	7	-
	Total	322

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 1,928 students are attending at Mountain Empire Community College. There are 46 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 84 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 141 (full-time) and 107 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Mountain Empire Community College is 40% and transfer-out rate is 3%. The retention rate is 63% at the school.

MECC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	1,928
Graduation Rate	40%
Number of Faculty	130
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

Student Population at MECC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,079 students enrolled into Mountain Empire Community College. By gender, 776 male and 1,303 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Mountain Empire Community College.

Student Population By Gender
Mountain Empire Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,079	776	1,303
Full-time	899	341	558
Part-tme	1,180	435	745

There are 1,930 White (92.83%), 31 Black/African American (1.49%), 24 Hispanic (1.15%), 13 Asian (0.63%), and 90 students with other races attending Mountain Empire Community College. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Mountain Empire Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,079	776	1,303
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	13	7	6
Black/African American	31	18	13
Hispanic	24	7	17
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	7	8
White	1,930	708	1,222
Two More	35	15	20
Un-Known	28	12	16
Non-resident Alien	2	1	1

Mountain Empire Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

790 students (38.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 748 students (35.98% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Mountain Empire Community College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Mountain Empire Community College
	Number of Students
Total	2,079
Enrolled Online Exclusively	790
Enrolled Some Online Courses	748
Not in Online Courses	541

By age range, at Mountain Empire Community College, 390 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.76% of total students), 1,168 students are aged below 20 (56.18%), 58 students are aged above 50 (5.00%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Mountain Empire Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,079	776	1,303
Under 18	715	282	433
Age 18-19	453	196	257
Age 20-21	204	72	132
Age 22-24	186	62	124
Age 25-29	154	50	104
Age 30-34	120	32	88
Age 35-39	86	29	57
Age 40-49	103	32	71
Age 50-64	52	15	37
Over 64	6	6	0

Directory and Accreditation Information

Mountain Empire Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1974 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Mountain Empire Community College.

3441 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA

276-523-2400

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Financial Aid Information

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