Mountain Empire Community College

Big Stone Gap, VA · Public · Visit Website

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Programs Analyzed
6
Avg Grad Earnings
$36,987/yr
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
59/100
Tuition (In-State)
$4,863/yr
Out-of-state: $10,866/yr

All Programs at Mountain Empire Community College

6 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program Score Earnings AI-Proof ROI
Nursing
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80 $62,303/yr Moderate 65.1x
Practical Nursing
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72 $35,693/yr AI-Proof 79.6x
Allied Health Professions
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68 $58,346/yr Resilient 56.8x
Mental Health Services
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62 $29,551/yr Resilient 69.8x
Liberal Arts & Humanities
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36 $20,005/yr AI-Proof 30.0x
Liberal Arts & Humanities
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35 $16,029/yr AI-Proof 32.0x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 6 trade and vocational programs at Mountain Empire Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.