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Human Development & Family Studies at Mountain Empire Community College

Human Development & Family Studies at Mountain Empire Community College

If you plan to study human development & family studies, take a look at what Mountain Empire Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Human Development & Family Studies section at the bottom of this page.

MECC Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Human Development (Less Than 1 Year)

MECC Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

If you plan to be a human development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Careers That Human Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in human development 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
Childcare Workers 14,410 $24,620
Preschool Teachers 10,010 $37,880
Social and Human Service Assistants 7,250 $33,580
Community and Social Service Specialists 2,060 $56,030

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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