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The MECC Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit organization that supports the mission of Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Foundation projects include scholarships, faculty and staff development and recognition programs, cultural programs and events, campus improvements, educational programs, and other projects.
Big Stone Gap, VA — The MECC Foundation is pleased to announce the 47th annual John Fox, Jr. Literary Festival, a free virtual event featuring New York Times bestselling author Silas House, Wednesday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. The festival is free and open to the public. In coordination with the festival event, […]
Beginning with the class of 2023, high school graduates will receive guaranteed two years of tuition assistance Big Stone Gap — The MECC Foundation will launch the MECC Promise program, guaranteeing all high school graduates in our service region tuition-free community college beginning with the Class of 2023. As part of MECC’s 50th-anniversary recognition, the MECC Advisory […]
Dillon Dotson is a 2015 graduate of Lee High School and a resident of Pennington Gap, Virginia. While… [View Scholar]
Jordan White, of Pound, graduated from Central High School in 2012. Immediately after high school,… [View Scholar]
Sabrina Fox, of Wise, VA, graduated magna cum laude with an Associate’s Degree in Health Information… [View Scholar]
MECC Foundation, Inc.
3441 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219
Phone: 276-523-7466
foundation@mecc.edu