MECC vs. RCC

Mountain Empire Community College vs. Rappahannock Community College comparison

	Mountain Empire Community College	Rappahannock Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	MECC	RCC
Location	Big Stone Gap, VA	Glenns, VA
Setting	Rural Fringe	Distant Rural
Enrollment	1,928	2,591
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	mecc.edu	rappahannock.edu
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Costs	MECC	RCC
Tuition (In State)	$4,620	$4,620
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,918	$9,918
Room & Board	$4,500	$7,200
Avg Net Price	$6,331	$7,508
Avg Grant Aid	$5,398	$4,379
% Receiving Grant Aid	90%	100%

Admission	MECC	RCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	MECC	RCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	22:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (47%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (16%) Business (10%) Engineering Technology (8%) Computer and Information Sciences (3%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (56%) Health Professions (27%) Work and Family Studies (6%) Business (5%) Computer and Information Sciences (4%)
Outcomes	MECC	RCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$27,300	$29,000
Making Student Loan Payments	-	-
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	MECC	RCC
% Men	37%	36%
% Women	63%	64%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	95%	66%
% Black	2%	22%
% Hispanic	1%	5%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	3%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	1%

Students	MECC	RCC
% In-State	97%	100%
% Out-of-State	3%	0%
Campus	MECC	RCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Rappahannock Community College is larger than than MECC based on total student enrollment (2,591 students vs. 1,928 students)

MECC vs. RCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, MECC or RCC?

• Mountain Empire Community College and RCC cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($4,620.00 vs. $4,620.00)
• Out of state tuition is the same at MECC as Rappahannock Community College ($9,918.00 vs. $9,918.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Mountain Empire Community College than RCC ($6,331 vs. $7,508)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Mountain Empire Community College are 60% lower than costs at Rappahannock Community College ($4,500 vs. $7,200)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Rappahannock Community College than Mountain Empire Community College (100% vs. 90%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Mountain Empire Community College students is 23.3% larger than aid received Rappahannock Community College ($5,398 vs. $4,379)

Which college is harder to get into, MECC or RCC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between RCC or MECC .

MECC vs. RCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, MECC or RCC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between RCC and MECC.

• Graduates from Rappahannock Community College earn on average $1,700 more per year than MECC graduates after ten years. ($29,000 vs. $27,300)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/