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Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap, VA · Public · 1,282 students · mostly certificate degrees
23rd-cheapest of 108 Virginia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$8,852
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$15,605
Graduation rate
48%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$32,622
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
—
Pell grant recipients
43%
Fields of study
42 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree47 grads/yr$69,922Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$58,843Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$52,159Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma32 grads/yr$51,574Clinical/Medical Social Work · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,939Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$43,752Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma106 grads/yr$42,992General Studies · Associate's Degree126 grads/yr$37,452
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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