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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.
After careful consideration, the MECC Foundation is moving to postpone our August 28 Scott County Endowed Scholarship event until spring 2022. With a spike in COVID cases in our area, and with the CDC designating our service region as having a high or substantially high transmission risk, and respecting our regional health care system, we feel it […]
Hiltons, VA – The Mountain Empire Community College Foundation will host Grammy-nominated, 2020 International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year and Grand Ole Opry Stars Sister Sadie for the 2021 Diamonds and Denim Event. Diamonds and Denim will be held Saturday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the beautiful Crooked River Farm in Hiltons, […]
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