Online Program Overview

Mountain Empire Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $4,863 for Virginia residents and $10,866 for other students on average.

It offers 53 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 18 programs - 12 Certificate, 6 Associates.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameMountain Empire Community College
Type2-4 years, public
Address3441 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA
Online Students536 Enrolled Online Exclusively
810 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$4,863
Out-of-State$10,866
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Online Degree Programs
Total18 Programs
Certificate12 Programs
Associates6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Mountain Empire Community College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $4,863 and $10,866 for non-Virginia residents.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $158 for Virginia residents and $335 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
Tuition & feesCost Per Credit HourTuition Change Chart
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$4,710$4,710$4,710$4,725$4,863
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$10,713$10,713$10,713$10,728$10,866
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$154$154$154$154$158
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$331$331$331$331$335
Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Mountain Empire Community College offers 53 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 18 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 12 Certificates, 6 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs126NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3716NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
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Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Mountain Empire Community College, there are 1,928 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,346 students were attending classes through distance learning (536 students are enrolled exclusively and 810 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,928
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses536
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses810
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses582
By student location, out of a total of 536 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 518 Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 18 students living in the U.S. States other than Virginia, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses536
Virginia Resident518
Other State In U.S.18
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses536
Degree/Certificate Seeking372
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking164

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