MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Mountain Empire Community College
3441 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219-4634

Official telephone: (276) 523-2400

Website: www.me.vccs.edu
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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in August, and January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: nursing, criminal justice studies, computer networking
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 110 men, 105 women, 215 total
Full-time faculty: 50 men, 50 women, 100 total
Part-time faculty: 60 men, 55 women, 115 total

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, accelerated program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
business, education, technologies

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Architectural Technologies
  • Biology
  • Business Administration/Management
  • Business Data Processing/Related Programs
  • Computer Networking
  • Criminal Justice Studies
  • Distribution/Materials Management
  • Drafting
  • Drafting/Design Technology
  • Education
  • Electrical/Electronics
  • Electronic Technology
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • Law Enforcement/Corrections Technologies
  • Legal Secretary
  • Liberal/General Studies
  • Medical Secretary
  • Nursing
  • Office Supervision/Management
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Secretarial/Related Programs
  • Social Sciences
  • Soil Sciences
  • Water/Wastewater Technology
Certificates

  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer/Information Sciences
  • Law Enforcement/Corrections Technologies
  • Legal Assisting
  • Maintenance Technology
  • Nursing Assistant
  • Respiratory Care
  • Welding

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • credit and/or placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for relevant military experience
  • credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate



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