by our College Data Analytics TeamAcademics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Mountain Empire Community College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.
Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:
The student-to-faculty ratio at Mountain Empire Community College is 20 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. 37% of the instructors at Mountain Empire Community College are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.
For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.
Mountain Empire Community College offers 25 majors with reported completions across 13 broad fields of study.
The degree levels available at Mountain Empire Community College are shown below:
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | — |
| Master’s | — |
| Doctorate | — |
Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Mountain Empire Community College.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 240 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 116 |
| Precision Metal Working | 51 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 42 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | 39 |
See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.
Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Mountain Empire Community College:
Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life: