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Mountain Empire Community College

3441 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219

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Mountain Empire Community College School Description

Mountain Empire Community College’s mission is to provide quality higher education and workforce training programs and services that are financially and geographically accessible and meet individual, business, and community needs.

Mountain Empire Community College is a two-year college serving residents of Lee, Scott, Wise, and Dickenson counties, as well as the City of Norton. The College, one of twenty-three in the Virginia Community College System, operates under policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Local Advisory Board. The College is financed primarily with state funds supplemented by contributions from the participating localities.

Mountain Empire Community College is located on 95 wooded acres.
Holton Hall was the first building on MECC's campus, named after Big Stone Gap native and former Virginia governor, Linwood Holton. Godwin Hall was built next and named for the founding governor of the Virginia Community College System, Mills Godwin. The two people most responsible in state government for the construction of MECC's industrial technology building were Delegate Orby Cantrell and Governor John Dalton. Dalton-Cantrell Hall was completed in the fall of 1984. Robb Hall, named for former Virginia governor and U.S. Senator, Charles Robb, was dedicated in April of 1989. It houses the Wampler Library, named in memory of Mabel C. and John Barbour Wampler, who were business and civic leaders in Wise County. The new $6.2 million, 50,000 square-foot Phillips-Taylor Hall, named for East Stone Gap sisters and benefactors Nelle Taylor Phillips and French Taylor, is distinguished by the Goodloe Center, in honor of Big Stone Gap pioneers John Mills, Edward Everett and William Trevenor Goodloe, and the Slemp Commons, named for the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation.

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Mountain Empire Community College

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Mountain Empire Community College is a two-year college located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and 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.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
59%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$7,234
Students Receiving Aid:
92%
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Mountain Empire Community College Degree Programs

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Mountain Empire Community College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 59%
Part-Time 41%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 97%
Other 2%
African-American 1%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 96%
Out-of-State 4%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Virginia 96%
Tennessee 1%
Kentucky 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Mountain Empire Community College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 2,324 $ 7,234  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 2,300 $ 7,464  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 195 $ 285  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,001 80%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 793 79%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 753 15%  
Any Aid:
   92%  

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