Business Support & Assistant Services at Mountain Empire Community College

If you are interested in studying business support & assistant services, you may want to check out the program at Mountain Empire Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MECC is located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,253.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Support & Assistant Services section at the bottom of this page.

MECC Business Support & Assistant Services Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Business Support (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Business Support

MECC Business Support & Assistant Services Rankings

Business Support Student Demographics at MECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business support majors at Mountain Empire Community College.

MECC Business Support & Assistant Services Associate’s Program

60% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of business support associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in business support only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at MECC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in business support at MECC are white. Around 90% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mountain Empire Community College with a associate's in business support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Business Support & Assistant Services

The following business support concentations are available at Mountain Empire Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mountain Empire Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services	7

Business Administration & Management

Careers That Business Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in business support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Mountain Empire Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Office Clerks	77,480	$34,940
Customer Service Representatives	71,380	$35,030
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	41,390	$39,390
Receptionists and Information Clerks	32,230	$30,050
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	12,430	$64,190

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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