Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Mountain Empire Community College

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

MECC Natural Resources/Conservation, General Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Natural Resources/Conservation, General

Online Classes Are Available at MECC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

MECC does offer online education options in natural resources/conservation, general for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

MECC Natural Resources/Conservation, General Rankings

Natural Resources/Conservation, General Student Demographics at MECC

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

MECC Natural Resources/Conservation, General Associate’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of natural resources/conservation, general associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in natural resources/conservation, general only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at MECC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in natural resources/conservation, general at MECC are white. Around 100% 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 natural resources/conservation, general.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Natural Resources/Conservation, General Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources/conservation, general 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
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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