Mountain Empire Community College
3441 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA, 24219 -
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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....
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- Community College Avg.
| County | Wise County, VA | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 1,157 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 1,799 students | 1,444 students |
| Total Enrollment | 2,956 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 92% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 80% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $3,001 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 79% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $793 | $1,273 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 15% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $753 | $1,146 |
School Notes:
- In 1966, the Virginia Assembly enacted historic legislation establishing a statewide system of comprehensive community colleges. This legislation brought most post high school education below the bachelor's level into one system, and broadened the base of higher education in the state to such an extent that Virginia, for the first time in the twentieth century, took a major step toward democratizing higher education. As comprehensive institutions, the community colleges endeavor to serve all segments of society. In August 1971, Dr. George B. Vaughan was named president of Mountain Empire community College and groundbreaking ceremonies were held in October of that same year. The first classes were offered in the fall of 1972.
- The college provides a comprehensive program of student development services. The college offers occupational-technical education, transfer education, developmental studies, general education, continuing and distance education, workforce development, and community services.
- Mountain Empire Community College is located on 95 wooded acres. The college buildings includes Holton Hall, Godwin Hall, industrial technology building, Dalton-Cantrell Hall and Robb Hall.
- Mountain Empire Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- MECC's Slemp Gallery to host 'Pangaea' exhibit through Dec. 12 (Kingsport Times-News)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 06:11:30 am
BIG STONE GAP — James Veenstra’s “Pangaea,” a display of paintings, prints and mixed media artworks, will be on exhibit at Mountain Empire Community College’s Slemp Gallery beginning Wednesday through Dec. 12. - Brillhart, Harris vie for Bristol treasurer’s seat (Bristol Herald Courier)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 04:52:15 am
Two women making their initial bid for public office are vying to become the next city treasurer. - Former Wise County community college student sentenced for social network threats to Rice, Illinois universities (Kingsport Times-News)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 06:11:47 pm
A Buchanan County man and former student at a Wise County community college was sentenced to 48 months in prison in a hearing earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Abingdon. - Halloween Haunts (Bristol Herald Courier)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 05:11:30 am
Chainsaws, Clowns And More Await The Public At Local ‘Haunted Forests’ - ‘Devastating to our way of life’ (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
posted on October 17, 2009 at 09:05:31 am
BLUEFIELD, Va. — In one of the most forceful statements of his term in the General Assembly, Virginia State Senator Phillip P. Puckett, D-Russell, fired a salvo aimed at environmental community, the federal bureaucracy and the present initiative to eliminate Nationwide Permit 21 that regulates surface mining in the U.S.
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