Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Mountain Empire Community College

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts / sciences & humanities school? To help you decide if Mountain Empire Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts / sciences & humanities program.

MECC is located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and approximately 2,253 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

MECC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

MECC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at MECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences & humanities majors at Mountain Empire Community College.

MECC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Program

65% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of liberal arts / sciences & humanities associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities at MECC are white. Around 94% 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 liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	118
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mountain Empire Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies	154

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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

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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