Liberal Arts at Mountain Empire Community College

If you plan to study liberal arts, 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 Liberal Arts section at the bottom of this page.

MECC Liberal Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies

MECC Liberal Arts Rankings

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at MECC

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

MECC Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

65% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal studies 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 studies.

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

Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal studies 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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