Mountain Empire Community College
Mountain Empire Community College is a public community college in unincorporated Wise County, Virginia, near Big Stone Gap. It is one of the 23 schools in the Virginia Community College System. The college serves residents of Dickenson, Lee, Scott, and Wise counties, as well as the City of Norton. The first classes were offered in the Fall of 1972. Dr. Terrance Suarez became the school's fifth president in January 2002.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $9,210
- Undergraduate enrollment: 2,654
- Graduation rate (150%): 48%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 50%
- Student to faculty ratio: 22:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $32,622
- Median earnings (8 years): $29,658
- Median earnings (6 years): $30,368
- Control: Public
- Locale: Town, distant
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Big Stone Gap, VA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Mountain Empire Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (126 associate)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (114 bachelor's)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other (91 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (51 bachelor's)
- Nursing (42 associate)
- Licensed Practical (34 bachelor's)
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology (32 bachelor's)
- Environmental Control Technologies (39 associate)
- Clinical (21 bachelor's)
- Child Care Provider (19 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 12%, Engineering 1%, Computer Science 5%, Health 83%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Mountain Empire Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $8,148 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $8,148
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $8,064
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $10,770
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $11,741
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,007
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $11,445
- Books and supplies: $1,780
- Off-campus room and board: $6,030
- Off-campus with family: $7,438
- Typical cost of attendance: $15,605
- Sticker vs net gap: 41%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 43%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
- Average institutional grant: $3,212
Admissions
Mountain Empire Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 2,654
- Women: 61%
- Part-time undergraduates: 44%
- Age 25 and older: 24%
- Graduation rate: 48%
- Come back after freshman year: 64%
- First-generation: 57%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 37%
- Student to faculty: 22:1
- Professor salary: $82,136
- Associate professor salary: $75,641
- Assistant professor salary: $64,953
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Mountain Empire Community College acceptance rate? Mountain Empire Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Mountain Empire Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $8,148 a year after aid. Average net price is $9,210.
What majors does Mountain Empire Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other, Welding Technology, Nursing.
What is the average salary after Mountain Empire Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $32,622 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Mountain Empire Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 50% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 48%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Mountain Empire Community College official site: https://www.mecc.edu.