Author Archive for: Amy Greear

  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 Saturday, August 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 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 guidelines, safety issues, and hands-on instruction on… 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

Big Stone Gap, VA — Mountain Empire Community College will offer several music classes for credit and non-credit courses for the Fall 2019 semester. For students who do not want college credit for the course, but want to learn string instruments, non-credit classes are available for a fee of $150.00 for a three-hour weekly class… Continue Reading MECC Offers Old Time Music and Dance Classes for Fall Semester 2019

Big Stone Gap – Months prior to Frontier Secure’s announcement of locating a customer care center in Wise County, Mountain Empire Community College was working behind the scene to make sure the company would have a skilled workforce in place by their August opening. Based on conversations during Frontier’s initial visits to the area, MECC… Continue Reading MECC Partners with Frontier Secure to Offer QuickBooks Training

Big Stone Gap, Va. – Mountain Empire Community College (MECC) was awarded $15,000 today to help provide educational opportunities for military veterans in the region. The gifts are being made through the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Energy. MECC President Dr. Kristen Westover and MECC Foundation Interim Director Bonnie Elosser received… Continue Reading MECC Receives $15,000 from Dominion Energy for Veterans Programs

Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College has been awarded a $950,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commissions’ POWER Initiative to establish the region’s only power lineman training program. The non-credit lineman training will enable students to earn a number of credentials to prepare them for entry into an apprenticeship program with the… Continue Reading MECC Receives Grant to Launch Power Lineman Program

  Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College is pleased to announce the college has received the Virginia Community College System 2016 Excellence in Education Award for Innovative Use of Technology in the Face-to-Face and Online Classroom for the development of Southwest Virginia’s first mobile solar-powered energy system. MECC’s SPARC-E (Solar-Powered Alternative Renewable Clean… Continue Reading MECC Receives VCCS Excellence in Education Award for Development of Mobile Solar Energy Unit

MECC Recognizes Spring 2016 Phlebotomy Students Big Stone Gap, VA — Mountain Empire Community College is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2016 Phlebotomy cohort. Students interested in completing this two-semester, 25 credit program are encouraged to apply online at www.mecc.edu/forms.  The deadline for applications is July 15, 2016. Students will begin class in August.… Continue Reading MECC Recognizes Spring 2016 Phlebotomy Program Participants

Big Stone Gap, VA — Mountain Empire Community College is currently accepting applications for the Summer 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 for applications is April 15, 2017. Students will begin class in June. MECC is pleased to announce the… Continue Reading MECC Recognizes Summer 2016 Phlebotomy Students

  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, VA – Mountain Empire Community College’s Student Veterans Association is seeking teams to participate in a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. The tournament will be held Saturday, November 5 at 10 a.m. in the Appalachia High School Gymnasium. There is a $15 charge per team with all proceeds benefitting outreach and scholarship funds for… Continue Reading MECC Student Veterans Association to Hold Basketball Tournament

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