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  BIG STONE GAP – Mountain Empire Community College is pleased to announce that Business Technology Instructors Elizabeth Snodgrass and Jane Jones have been awarded the Certified Online Instructor (COI) designation by the Learning Resources Network (LERN). “We are pleased to recognize Elizabeth Snodgrass’ and Jane Jones’ expertise and experience in this growing area of… Continue Reading MECC Instructors Earn Certified Online Instructor Designation

Big Stone Gap, VA — Mountain Empire Community College is excited to announce a new online search tool that assists students and community members in viewing available classes. Those interested in enrolling in for the summer and fall 2016 semester can now visit www.mecc.edu/class to view the list of classes available by subject, location, semester,… Continue Reading MECC Launches New Online Class Search Tool

Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College is pleased to announce the college has been selected by The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program as one of the nation’s top 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The Aspen Prize is the nation’s signature recognition… Continue Reading MECC Named Aspen Institute Top 150 U.S. Community Colleges, Eligible for 2019 Aspen Prize

Big Stone Gap – Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors are invited to participate in the 2018 Mountain Empire Community College Governor’s School to be held June 11 through June 22 on the college campus. MECC Governor’s School is open to public and home school students in the counties of Lee, Scott, Wise, and… Continue Reading MECC Now Accepting Applications to 2018 Governor’s School

Big Stone Gap — Mountain Empire Community College will offer an online Principles of Real Estate course beginning in January. Persons interested in obtaining a certification to practice real estate in the State of Virginia should complete the class and take the state licensing exam. The course will run through May. For more information or… Continue Reading MECC Offering Online Real Estate Certification Class

Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College will host two international education travel opportunities for students and the public in the spring of 2018. The trips include an Eastern Europe tour in May 2018 and a Japan tour in June 2018. Explore the intoxicatingly upbeat Eastern Europe on a 12-day whirlwind tour with… Continue Reading MECC Offers 2018 Trip to Japan, Eastern Europe

Big Stone Gap — Mountain Empire Community College will offer a variety of accelerated 8-week course offerings this spring. Classes begin March 12 and include online and on-campus offerings. Topics in accounting, small business taxes, art, business, management, economics, medical terminology, computers & computer programming, cybersecurity, fitness, customer service, CPR, and psychology will be offered.… Continue Reading MECC Offers 8-Week Accelerated Courses 

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will offer the opportunity for students to enroll in a Certified Nursing Assistant Program in spring 2018. This cohort program will be held on the Mountain Empire Community College campus Saturdays from 8: 30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from January 20 to April 14. An information session… Continue Reading MECC Offers Certified Nursing Assistant Program

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will offer a Concealed Weapons Permit course in August. The course will be held Saturday, August 12 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  The cost for the course is $100. Pre-registration is required.  This class satisfies the requirements for a concealed weapons permit and will cover legal… Continue Reading MECC Offers Concealed Weapons Class

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College is pleased to host two yoga courses this fall. Students may choose from Beginning Yoga (PED 195-01) on Tuesdays from 10:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. or Beginning Yoga (PED on Thursdays from 10:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Both classes begin the first week in September and will… Continue Reading MECC Offers Fall Yoga Courses

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will host a Fitness Walking for Life course this spring. PED 195 – Fitness Walking for Life is a one credit course to be offered on Tuesdays from 4:45 p.m. to 5:40 p.m., March 13 through May 5 in the Godwin Hall Fitness Center. Participants will learn… Continue Reading MECC Offers Fitness Walking Class

Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College will offer a Trac Pipe Counterstrike flexible gas line piping course on Wednesday, May 3, at 8:30 a.m. to noon. This free course is open to students and community members. Completion of the class is a requirement to purchase Trac Pipe supplies. Trac Pipe flexible gas… Continue Reading MECC Offers Free Trac Pipe Counterstrike Course

  Gate City – Mountain Empire Community College is offering a host of music and instrument instruction courses this fall. A variety of music classes, including new lower cost one-credit courses, will be offered at the Big Stone Gap campus as well as Gate City High School. The MECC campus offers day classes in beginning… Continue Reading MECC Offers Music Classes This Fall

MECC will offer ACC 134 – Small Business Taxes as on online course beginning March 12. The course will introduce students to taxes most frequently encountered in business. It includes payroll, sales, property, and income tax. The instructor for the course is John Bledsoe. For more information, or to register, call MECC’s Enrollment Services Office… Continue Reading MECC Offers Small Business Tax Course

Big Stone Gap, VA – Dr. Scott Hamilton, president of Mountain Empire Community College, has announced his retirement effective July 1, 2017. Dr. Hamilton joined MECC as president in 2010. He had previously served as the Dean of Instruction at Eastern Idaho Technical College in Idaho Falls, ID. A native of Illinois, Dr. Hamilton’s experience… Continue Reading MECC President Scott Hamilton Announces Retirement

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College is pleased to announce the GO Virginia Region One Council’s recent approval of a $310,371.84 grant to establish Smart Farming at the Center for Workforce and Innovation of Appalachia (CWIA). Located in the Town of Appalachia in the former Appalachia Elementary School, the CWIA will be a… Continue Reading MECC Receives Go Virginia Grant Recommendation to Support Smart Farming Training

Abingdon, VA – Mountain Empire Community College has been named the recipient of the 2016 Southwest Virginia Technology Council President’s Award for the development of coursework in unmanned aerial systems. The award honors an educational institution in the region that has demonstrated outstanding technology advancements toward the enrichment of students and the community at large.… Continue Reading MECC Receives Technology Award for Development of UAS Coursework

Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College is pleased to announce the fall 2016 Practical Nursing program cohort. Each year, more than 40 students apply to join the Practical Nursing cohort. Only 25 students are selected based on their academic performance, non-nursing courses completed, and admission testing scores. The Practical Nursing program is… Continue Reading MECC Recognizes Fall 2016 Practical Nursing Program Cohort

Big Stone Gap, VA — Mountain Empire Community College is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2017 Phlebotomy cohort. Students interested in completing this two-semester, 25 credit program are encouraged to apply online at www.mecc.edu/forms. The deadline to apply for the next phlebotomy cohort at MECC is July 15. Students who need to complete pre-requisite… Continue Reading MECC Recognizes Spring 2017 Phlebotomy Students, Accepting Applications For Fall

  Big Stone Gap — 20-year old Mountain Empire Community College student Emily Hjulstrom smiles widely as she recites one of her favorite inspirational quotes: “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” The quote is entirely appropriate for Hjulstrom, as her hard work and persistence has earned her a… Continue Reading MECC Student Reaches for the Stars in NASA Scholars Program

  Big Stone Gap — Mountain Empire Community College is pleased to announce that Paralegal Studies student Titus Houston placed eighth in the nation at the 2015 Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) competition. More than 1,600 of America’s best and brightest college students traveled to Chicago June 24-27 to showcase their talents as… Continue Reading MECC Student Titus Houston Places Eighth in National Competition

Big Stone Gap, VA – Five Mountain Empire Community College students went from hitting the books to hitting nails on MECC’s first annual Alternative Spring Break service trip sponsored by MECC Student Activities. The team traveled to Greensboro, NC and partnered with Habitat for Humanity to rehab an existing Habitat house. Over the course of… Continue Reading MECC Students Participate in Alternative Spring Break

Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College will host the fourth annual MECC PROUD week, recognizing the college’s important contributions to higher education and regional economic development October 16-22.  MECC alumni, local businesses, MECC staff members, MECC students and community members are encouraged to display “MECC PROUD” signs in their yard, window displays,… Continue Reading MECC to Hold Annual MECC PROUD Week

Big Stone Gap – Interested in furthering your skill set in medical coding and health information management? MECC will hold a Health Records Coding and Clinical Documentation for Health Professionals Information Session on Tuesday, September 13 at 6 p.m. in the Goodloe Center, Phillips Taylor Hall. The eight-week, evening class will cover the following topics: … Continue Reading MECC to Hold Information Session for Health Records Coding and Clinical Documentation for Health Professionals

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will hold an information session to gather interest in forming a community band and choir. The session will be held Thursday, February 4 at 6 p.m. in Phillips-Taylor Hall, Goodloe Center. Everyone interested in joining or supporting a regional concert band and choral program is asked to attend.… Continue Reading MECC to Hold Information Session on Concert Band/Choral Program