Mountain Empire Community College Business Programs
Located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Mountain Empire Community College is a public institution. Big Stone Gap is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.
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Where Is Mountain Empire Community College?

Contact details for MECC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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
Can I Afford Mountain Empire Community College?
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

Gender Diversity
Of the 899 full-time undergraduates at MECC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mountain Empire Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at MECC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 34th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of MECC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Interior Design Management | 82% |
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services | 9% |
Mountain Empire Community College Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Basic Certificate | Associate’s | Undergraduate Certificate | TOTAL |
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Interior Design Management | 41 | 16 | 0 | 57 |
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
Real Estate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTAL | 42 | 25 | 2 | 69 |
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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