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Mountain Empire Community College

Big Stone Gap, VA 24219Town: DistantUNITID 232788

Public 2-yearAssociate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High NontraditionalSpecialty: Liberal Arts 27%Specialty: Health Professions 27%Specialty: Engineering Technology 16%
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Undergraduates
1,282
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$8.9k
Graduation rate
48%
Retention rate
64%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$32.6k
Median debt
Not reported
Student : faculty
22:1
Value score*
71th pct.
Programs offered
41
Highest degree
Associate degree
Sector
Public 2-year
Region
South · South Atlantic
Setting
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Carnegie
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Size & setting
Two-year, small
Predominant degree
Predominantly certificate-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.