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Natural Resources Conservation at Mountain Empire Community College

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Natural Resources Conservation at Mountain Empire Community College

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, 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 Natural Resources Conservation section at the bottom of this page.

MECC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Conservation (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at MECC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MECC offers distance education options for conservation at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

MECC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Conservation Student Demographics at MECC

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

MECC Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

25% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in conservation only graduates about 40% men each year. The program at MECC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 35% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at MECC are white. Around 92% 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 conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in conservation 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,150 $85,550
Conservation Scientists 600 $75,370
Foresters 280 $59,940

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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