MECC Partners with Frontier Secure to Offer QuickBooks Training
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...
View ArticleCDBG Proposal Public Hearing Scheduled Thursday, August 11
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Wise County Board of Supervisors and Mountain Empire Community College will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 3 p.m., in the Conference Room of the...
View ArticleMECC Celebrates the Life of Sue Ella Boatright-Wells, Dean of Workforce...
Big Stone Gap, VA — Mountain Empire Community College is mourning the loss of a longtime employee, Sue Ella Boatright-Wells. Sue Ella served as the college’s Dean of Workforce Development. Sue Ella...
View ArticleMECC to Host Wise County Historical Society Meeting
Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will host a meeting of the Wise County Historical Society in the Wampler Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 13. The featured speaker will be...
View ArticleMECC to Offer CNA Class
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...
View ArticleMECC to Hold Information Session for Health Records Coding and Clinical...
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...
View ArticleMECC 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...
View ArticleMECC Offers Music Classes This Fall
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...
View ArticleEvent to Raise Funds for Scott County Endowed Scholarship
Gate City, VA – A special dinner and entertainment event will be held September 22 to raise funds for Scott County students attending Mountain Empire Community College. The Mountain Empire Community...
View ArticleMECC’s Slemp Gallery Features Veenstra Exhibit
Big Stone Gap — Mountain Empire Community College’s Slemp Gallery will feature an exhibit by James Veenstra titled “Trees, Tessellations, and Tests” now through October 29. Veenstra says the “Trees”...
View ArticleMECC President Scott Hamilton Announces Retirement
Big Stone Gap, VA – Dr. Scott Hamilton, president of Mountain Empire Community College, has announced his retirement effective July 1, 2017. Dr. Hamilton joined MECC as president in 2010. He had...
View ArticleMountain Empire Community College Offers Fall Late Start Classes
Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College will offer a variety of late starting classes for students this fall. Classes start throughout October and will run through December. Topics include...
View ArticleMECC Hosts Annual Haunted Forest Event
Big Stone Gap, VA –The woods around Mountain Empire Community College will soon come alive with the spirits of the “undead.” MECC will host its annual Haunted Forest beginning Friday, October 7 from...
View ArticleMountain Empire Community College to Host 45th Annual Home Craft Days Festival
Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College will once again welcome thousands of visitors to the campus this fall for the 45th Annual Home Craft Days Festival held Oct. 14-16. Celebrating the...
View ArticleMountain Empire Community College to Hold MECC PROUD Week
Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College is hosting the third annual MECC PROUD week, recognizing the college’s important contributions to higher education and regional economic...
View ArticleMECC Foundation Hosts Alumni and Friends Reunion and Concert
Big Stone Gap, VA __ The Mountain Empire Community College Foundation will host the MECC Alumni and Friends Reunion to be held on Saturday, November 12, at 6 p.m. in the Goodloe Center of...
View ArticleMECC Student Veterans Association to Hold Basketball Tournament
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...
View ArticleVote Now to Help MECC Receive $25,000 Grant
Big Stone Gap – Mountain Empire Community College needs help from the community to be selected for a $25,000 grant to support a comprehensive opioid education program in Southwest Virginia, entitled...
View ArticleMECC Highlights Youth Talent in New CD Release
Big Stone Gap, VA — Mountain Empire Community College is highlighting the best of Southwest Virginia’s youth music and the cultivator of those talents with the release of “Youth Movement: A Tribute to...
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