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MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Mountain Empire Community College
3441 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219-4634

Official telephone: (276) 523-2400

Website: www.me.vccs.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2005-06 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Contacting the office: 276 523-2400, extension 470
FAFSA number: 009629

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,246 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on per credit hour, no tuition for state residents
Book fees: $600
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,000
Other expenses: transportation

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMay 15noN/A

Date award notification begins: July 1
Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
96% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
8% of first-year students
19% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
2% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
75% for first-year students
75% for full-time undergraduates
60% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,400 for first-year students
$5,400 for full-time undergraduates
$3,000 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,000 for first-year students
$4,000 for full-time undergraduates
$3,000 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,200 for first-year students
$1,200 for full-time undergraduates
$900 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
2% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$500 for first-year students
$500 for full-time undergraduates
$250 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 10%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $4,000
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $4,000
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 1%



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