Mountain Empire Community College Online Learning

If you work full-time or part-time, or even if you have other demands on your time, traditional classroom courses may not be that great of an option for you. However, online classes may offer the flexibility you need, and you may even be able to get your entire degree online. On this page, we'll look at what online learning options are available at Mountain Empire Community College. On this page you will find:

• Online Student Breakdown
• Combined Student Totals
• Undergraduate Degree Seekers
• Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at MECC?

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 1,701 students took at least one online class at Mountain Empire Community College. Of these students, 1,223 were seeking an undergraduate degree and 478 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers)

All Online Students at MECC

Of the 2,253 students at Mountain Empire Community College, 75.50% (1,701) took at least one class online. About 37.06% (835) took all of their courses online. Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Mountain Empire Community College for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	1,701	835
2018-2019	1,307	412
2017-2018	1,323	490
2016-2017	1,238	364
2015-2016	1,198	353

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at MECC

In 2019-2020, 1,317 undergraduate students attended Mountain Empire Community College. Of these students 92.86% (1,223) took at least one class online. 46.17% (608) of undergraduate degree seekers took classes exclusively online. Those who took all of their classes online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at Mountain Empire Community College for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	1,223	608
2018-2019	871	236
2017-2018	826	228
2016-2017	895	234
2015-2016	865	198

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at MECC

Of the 936 undergraduate non-seekers at Mountain Empire Community College, 51.07% (478) took at least one class online. About 24.25% (227) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Mountain Empire Community College for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	478	227
2018-2019	436	176
2017-2018	497	262
2016-2017	343	130
2015-2016	333	155