Overview

Mountain Empire Community College is a 2-year institution located in Big Stone Gap, VA.

Location & Contact

Address 3441 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, VA  24219
United States

Contact Phone: 276-523-2400

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Majors & Degrees

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting And Related Services, Other		×
Business Administration, Management And Operations, Other		×
Business Operations Support And Secretarial Services, Other		×
Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate	Bachelors
Cad/cadd Drafting And/or Design Technology/technician		×
Electrical, Electronic, And Communications Engineering Technology/technician		×
Environmental Control Technologies/technicians, Other		×
Industrial Production Technologies/technicians, Other		×
Industrial Technology/technician		×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Emergency Medical Technology/technician (emt Paramedic)		×
Health Information/medical Records Technology/technician		×
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse		×
Respiratory Care Therapy/therapist		×
Legal Professions And Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/paralegal		×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
Liberal Arts And Sciences/liberal Studies		×
Natural Resources And Conservation	Associate	Bachelors
Natural Resources/conservation, General		×
Security And Protective Services	Associate	Bachelors
Corrections		×
Criminal Justice/law Enforcement Administration		×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

3,598

Applied

2,897

Accepted

2,015

Enrolled

Female Admissions

1,536

Females Applied

1,197

Females Accepted

78%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

1,111

Males Applied

781

Males Accepted

70%

Acceptance Rate

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	Not reported	Not reported	Yes
Other early decision plan	Not reported	Not reported	No
Transfer	Not reported	Not reported	Yes

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

5,154

In-state

11,667

Out-of-state

5,154

In-district

Fees

6,030

Room & board

Financial Aid

5,918

Avg. Financial Aid Package

5,856

Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package

0

Avg. International Student Financial Aid Package

0

Avg. Loan Aid

1,816

Avg. Grant Aid

5,562

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid

98%

Avg. Percentage of Financial Need Met

92%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

2,015

Total Undergrad students

4%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.58%
Black or African American	2.26%
White or Caucasian	91.85%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.08%
Asian	0.32%
Two or more races	2.34%
Other	0.56%

Gender

Male (39.01%)

Female (60.99%)

Campus Life

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Campus events:
Spring Fling, Home Crafts Day and Pro-Art

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

Most popular organizations:
Phi Theta Kappa, Healing Hands, Rho Nu (SNAV), Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and Merits

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Basketball		No	No
Football		No	No
Volleyball		No	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Basketball		No	No
Football		No	No
Volleyball		No	No

Faculty

240

Total Faculty

20:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 145

Part-time - 95

Male - 96

Female - 144