Mountain Empire Community College
2-4 Years Public College In Big Stone Gap, VA
Total 1,928 students are enrolled in Mountain Empire Community College (all undergraduate). Among them, 536 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 130 faculties are working for Mountain Empire Community College and student to faculty ratio is 14.83 to 1.
Student Population
| Total Population | 1,928 (undergraduate) |
|---|---|
| Online Degree Enrollment | 536 |
| Total Number of Faculty | 130 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
Population By Gender/Attending Status
For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,928 students enrolled into Mountain Empire Community College. All students are enrolled in undergraduate programs. By attending status. there are 899 full-time and 1,029 part-time students. By gender, 776 male and 1,303 female students are attending at Mountain Empire Community College. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Mountain Empire Community College.
Gender Distribution
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 2,079 | 776 | 1,303 |
Attending Status
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,079 | 899 | 1,180 |
| Undergraduate | 2,079 | 899 | 1,180 |
Population by Race/Ethnicity
The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Mountain Empire Community College. There are 1,930 White (92.83%), 31 Black/African American (1.49%), 24 Hispanic (1.15%), 13 Asian (0.63%), and 81 students with other races.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,079 | 776 | 1,303 |
| American Indian/Native American | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Asian | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Black/African American | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| Hispanic | 24 | 7 | 17 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| White | 1,930 | 708 | 1,222 |
| Two More | 35 | 15 | 20 |
| Un-Known | 28 | 12 | 16 |
Distance Learning Population
Mountain Empire Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses). 790 students (38.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 748 students (35.98% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Mountain Empire Community College.
| Total | Enrolled Exclusively | Enrolled Some Courses | Not In Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students | 2,079 | 790 | 748 | 541 |
Population by Age
The following table summarizes the students population by age at Mountain Empire Community College. 390 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.76% of total students), 1,168 students are aged below 20 (56.18%), 58 students are aged above 50 (2.79%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Mountain Empire Community College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,079 | 776 | 1,303 |
| Under 18 | 715 | 282 | 433 |
| Age 18-19 | 453 | 196 | 257 |
| Age 20-21 | 204 | 72 | 132 |
| Age 22-24 | 186 | 62 | 124 |
| Age 25-29 | 154 | 50 | 104 |
| Age 30-34 | 120 | 32 | 88 |
| Age 35-39 | 86 | 29 | 57 |
| Age 40-49 | 103 | 32 | 71 |
| Age 50-64 | 52 | 15 | 37 |
| Over 64 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Age Un-Known | 0 | 0 | 0 |