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Nursing at Mountain Empire Community College

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Nursing at Mountain Empire Community College

If you are interested in studying nursing, 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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

MECC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

MECC Nursing Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Nursing Student Demographics at MECC

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

MECC Nursing Associate’s Program

89% Women
2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at MECC are white. Around 98% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 53
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 64,750 $69,790
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,650 $116,770
Nurse Practitioners 4,710 $105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,480 $70,540
Nurse Anesthetists 850 $187,320

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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