2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at MECC is $4,863 for Virginia residents and $10,866 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 1.29% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at MECC.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Mountain Empire Community College Cost of Attendance page.
Mountain Empire Community College 2024 Tuition & fees
YearTuition & Fees
2020$10,713
2021$10,713
2022$10,713
2023$10,728
2024$10,866

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Mountain Empire Community College is $162 for Virginia residents and $362 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 9.37% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Mountain Empire Community College.
Mountain Empire Community College 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearVirginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$154$331
2021$154$331
2022$154$331
2023$154$331
2024$162$362

Offered Online Programs

Mountain Empire Community College offers 53 major programs through Certificate, Associate degrees/programs. Of that, 18 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Mountain Empire Community College at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Associate616
1 Year Certificate728
1-2 Years certificates59
Total1853

Online Student Population

There are 1,928 students at MECC. Of that, 536 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 810 students have joined to some online courses and 582 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Mountain Empire Community College
Number of Students
Total1,928
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes536
Enrolled Some in Online Classes810
Not Enrolled in Online Classes582
Online Student Population by Student Location at Mountain Empire Community College
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)536
Virginia Residents518
Other State in U.S.18
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0

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