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Located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Mountain Empire Community College is a public institution. The location of MECC is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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

How Do I Get Into MECC?

You can apply to MECC online at: https://apply.vccs.edu/applications/VCCS/apply.html?application_id=4088

As long as you submit the requested materials to Mountain Empire Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Mountain Empire Community College?

1% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MECC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,006 a year. That adds up to $12,024 over four years for those students.

Mountain Empire Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

899 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,079 undergraduate students at MECC, with 899 being full-time and 1,180 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 899 full-time undergraduates at MECC, 38% are male and 62% 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 3
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 828
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 43

Online Learning at Mountain Empire Community College

790 Took All Classes Online
1,538 Took At Least One Class Online
31.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,538 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 24th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of MECC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mountain Empire Community College was 31.1%. This is the #750 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MECC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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