Mountain Empire Community College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
1,282 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 44.4%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Wise13.6 mi
- Abingdon43.3 mi
- Emory51.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff54.1 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Mountain Empire Community College, the largest reported group is White (91.8%), followed by Black (2.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 0% |
| Black | 2.5% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 91.8% | 97.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 0% | 0% |
| Unknown | 0.7% | 0% |
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Did you know? Mountain Empire Community College
- $7,931average net price after grants for aided students, against $11,667 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $36,661median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 44%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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