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Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will hold an upcoming information session to assist those interested in enrolling in the college’s Certified Nursing Assistant Program in Lee County. The cohort will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. from September 18 through… Continue Reading MECC to Hold Information Session for Lee County Certified Nursing Assistant Program

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will hold two information sessions to assist those interested in enrolling in the college’s Certified Nursing Assistant Program. MECC will offer two cohort programs this fall. One cohort will meet Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from September 9 through December 16. An information session to… Continue Reading MECC to Hold Information Sessions for Certified Nursing Assistant Program

Appalachia — Mountain Empire Community College will hold an open house for the Center for Workforce and Innovation of Appalachia, 3965 Kent Junction Road Appalachia, on Saturday, August 3 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Open House event is part of the annual Appalachia Railroad Days Festival. Visitors will be able to tour the… Continue Reading MECC To Hold Open House for Center for Workforce and Innovation of Appalachia

  Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College will host the 20th Melungeon Union June 23-25, featuring presenters, field trips, and research opportunities for those interested in learning more about the heritage and genealogy of Melungeon people. MECC’s Wampler Library, in coordination with the Melungeon Heritage Association and the Wise County Historical Society,… Continue Reading MECC to Host 20th Annual Melungeon Union

Big Stone Gap — The Mountain Empire Community College Foundation and Auto World of Big Stone Gap will conduct the Auto World – MECC Golf Classic on Friday, April 28th at Lonesome Pine Country Club to benefit scholarships at MECC.   Registration for the captain’s choice tournament begins at 8 a.m., with a shotgun start at… Continue Reading MECC to Host Auto World Golf Classic

Big Stone Gap — Mountain Empire Community College will host an information session for individuals and family members who have been laid-off due to mining and mining-related industry labor reductions. The session will be held Tuesday, May 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at MECC’s Dalton Cantrell Hall. Dislocated workers may qualify for free… Continue Reading MECC to Host Information Session for Dislocated Employees, Families of Mining and Mining-Related Industries

Big Stone Gap, VA — The MECC Foundation is pleased to announce the 40th annual John Fox, Jr. Literary Festival, featuring presentations by guest authors Robert Prather and Holly Goddard Jones, on Wednesday, March 16 at 10 a.m. in the Goodloe Center of Phillips-Taylor Hall. Books will be available for purchase and signing. The MECC… Continue Reading MECC To Host John Fox Jr. Festival, Lonesome-Pine Short Story & Poetry Contest

Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College offers a free Quick Start to College class designed for individuals who have considered college, but have hesitated to enroll. The course allows students the opportunity to obtain college credit at no cost without having to enroll for a full semester. To qualify, students must have… Continue Reading MECC To Host Quick Start to College Course

Big Stone Gap, Va. — MECC is offering continuing education classes for both Surface and Underground Mine Foreman to meet the August 20, 2017 Continuing Education requirement. The Virginia Surface Mine Foreman Continuing Education Class will be held Saturday, August 5 in Phillips-Taylor Hall Room 231 from 8 a.m. to noon. The Virginia Underground Mine… Continue Reading MECC To Host Surface, Underground Mine Foreman Training

Big Stone Gap — Mountain Empire Community College and the Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board will host a second intensive, 80-hour welding course for individuals who have been laid off due to mining and mining-related industry labor reductions. A recent MECC welding class for dislocated coal industry workers, taught by Ben Kennedy of Dickenson County… Continue Reading MECC to Host Welding Course for Dislocated Employees, Families of Mining and Mining-Related Industries

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will offer several accounting classes this spring designed for students with beginning to intermediate experience in the field. ACC 211 – Principles of Accounting I introduces accounting principles with respect to financial reporting and focuses on the preparation of accounting information and its use in the operation… Continue Reading MECC to Offer Accounting Courses

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will offer a course this spring designed for senior citizens to upgrade their technology skills. ITE-195 Basic Computer Skills is designed for students who need to learn how to use email, send digital photos or documents, search the web, create documents, and basic file management and organization. … Continue Reading MECC to Offer Basic Computer Skills for Seniors

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College is seeking small business owners/operators who are interested in learning more about how Unmanned Aerial Systems (drones) can be used to improve their business operations. UAVs are enabling construction, agriculture, real estate, reclamation, surveying, videography, security, EMS, and many more businesses to carry out operations more efficiently.… Continue Reading MECC to Offer Class in Drone Technology

Gate City – Mountain Empire Community College will offer a 10-week evening and weekend course in Scott County this spring to become a Certified Nurse Assistant. Students will have two options for class scheduling – Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., or Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. An informational… Continue Reading MECC to Offer CNA Certification Course

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will offer a 10-week evening and weekend course this fall to become a Certified Nurse Assistant. An informational meeting will be held at the Heritage Hall in Wise on Tuesday, August 16 at 6 p.m. Those interested in enrolling in the fall course, or future CNA classes,… Continue Reading MECC to Offer CNA Class

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will offer “Religion 216-N1: Life and Teachings of Jesus” this fall. This three-credit course will be offered Monday evenings from 6-8:45 p.m. Student will  study the major themes in the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Gospels, and examines the events of his life in… Continue Reading MECC to Offer Course in Life and Teachings of Jesus

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College is pleased to offer Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles-approved Driver Improvement Clinics beginning this October. Classes will meet on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on MECC’s campus. The cost of the course is $75. The 2017-18 class schedule is as follows: October 14, 2017 November… Continue Reading MECC to Offer Driver Improvement Classes

Gate City – Mountain Empire Community College will host several business and computer related evening courses this fall at Gate City High School. Business topics include Principles of Management offered Thursdays from 6-8:45 p.m.; Human Resource Management offered Wednesdays from 6 to 8:45 p.m.; Customer Service offered Thursdays from 5-5:50 p.m. and Social Media Marketing… Continue Reading MECC to Offer Evening Business, Computer & Health-related Courses at Gate City High School

Big Stone Gap – Enrollment is now open for Mountain Empire Community College’s free Quick Start to College class. The class is designed for individuals who have considered enrolling in college, but are unsure about what is required. The class will be held on Thursday evenings beginning July 14 to August 11 from 5:30 p.m.… Continue Reading MECC to Offer Free Quick Start to College Class

Big Stone Gap – Enrollment is now open for Mountain Empire Community College’s free Quick Start to College class. The class is designed for individuals who have considered enrolling in college, but are unsure about what is required. The class will be held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. beginning… Continue Reading MECC to Offer Free Quick Start to College Class

Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will offer CST 141 — Theatre Appreciation as an online course this spring. The class will introduce students to play production and performance. The course will cover stage design, casting and characters, light and sound concerns, makeup and costume design, script writing, and adaptation. Early western theatre… Continue Reading MECC to Offer New Theatre Appreciation Course

Big Stone Gap – Interested in becoming a private pilot? Mountain Empire Community College will offer an online course this spring designed to prepare students for the FAA private pilot examination and to operate unmanned aerial systems (drones). MECC will offer ARO (Aviation) 121 – Private Pilot Ground School beginning March 14 through May 9.… Continue Reading MECC to Offer Private Pilot Ground School Instruction

Big Stone Gap – Enrollment is now open for Mountain Empire Community College’s free Quick Start to College class. The six-week class is designed for individuals who have considered college, but have hesitated to enroll. The class will be held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons beginning October 27 to December 10, from 2 p.m. to… Continue Reading MECC to Offer Quick Start to College Class

Big Stone Gap — Mountain Empire Community College will host an information session for individuals and family members who have been laid-off due to mining and mining-related industry labor reductions. The session will be held Tuesday, May 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at MECC’s Dalton Cantrell Hall. Dislocated workers may qualify for free… Continue Reading MECC To Offer Second Information Session for Dislocated Miners

Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College, in partnership with Frontier Health, will host the Heart Gallery, a traveling photographic exhibit to promote adoption awareness. The exhibit, on display in MECC’s Slemp Commons in Phillips-Taylor Hall from May 3-15, was created to find forever families for children in foster care. The exhibit features… Continue Reading MECC, Frontier Health Partner in Adoption Awareness Campaign