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MECC Fall 2025 Honors List

Jan 27 2026

MECC Foundation to Host 50th Anniversary John Fox, Jr. Literary Festival Featuring Author Jeannette Walls Entries Sought for Lonesome Pine Short-Story and Poetry Contests

Jan 12 2026

MECC Foundation Announces Michael D. Chandler Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Nov 25 2025

MECC Announces Strategic Restructuring Plan

Nov 6 2025

The Aspen Institute Names Mountain Empire Community College as a Top 200 U.S. Community College Eligible for the 2027 Aspen Prize

Oct 29 2025

Mountain Empire Community College Hosts 54th Annual Home Craft Days Festival, October 17-19, 2025

Sep 30 2025

Southwest Virginia Community Colleges Contribute to Statewide Rise in Licensure, Helping Close Virginia’s Middle-Skills Gap

Sep 29 2025

Carol Dixon’s Plein Air Paintings on Display at Mountain Empire Community College

Sep 29 2025

MECC Summer 2025 Honors List

Aug 28 2025

MECC's 2025 Spring Semester Honors

Jun 4 2025

MECC Announces Class of 2025

May 8 2025

MECC Scholarship Applications Now Open for 2025-2026 Academic Year

Apr 17 2025

MECC Dental Assisting Program Provides Free Dental Care to Local Students

Mar 5 2025

Wellspring Foundation Teams Up with Community Colleges to Promote Tuition-Free Education

Feb 13 2025

MECC Foundation Announces Teresa K. Lovell Annual Scholarship

Feb 13 2025

MECC's 2024 Fall Semester Honors

Jan 24 2025

MECC’s Promise Program Efforts Featured at National Community College Advancement Conference

Nov 19 2024

MECC’s Promise Program Efforts Featured at National Community College Advancement Conference

MECC Organizes Disaster Relief Drive for Hurricane Helene Victims

Oct 10 2024

First-Ever Spring Enrollment for 2025 MECC Nursing Program

Oct 8 2024

Mountain Empire Community College’s Wampler Library to Host Award-Winning Author Lynn Sutter

Sep 9 2024

MECC announces summer semester Merit, Honor’s & President’s List

Aug 26 2024

MECC announces spring semester Merit, Honor’s & President’s List

Jason Kilgore Jun 6 2024

The following students have been named to the Mountain Empire Community College Merit, Honor's & President's List for the spring 2024...

State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2024-25 Tuition and Fees

Jason Kilgore Apr 2 2024

In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that it will consider...

MECC Foundation to Host 48th Annual John Fox, Jr. Literary Festival Featuring the Origin Project with Barbara Kingsolver and Adriana Trigiani

Jason Kilgore Feb 7 2024

The MECC Foundation is pleased to announce the 48th annual John Fox, Jr. Literary Festival. The event will feature authors Adriana Trigiani and...

MECC Announces Fall 2023 Semester Honor’s, Merit & President’s List

Jason Kilgore Jan 16 2024

MECC Announces Fall 2023 Semester Honor’s, Merit & President’s List