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Graduates earn 650 degrees, certificates from Mountain Empire Community College

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About 40 percent of the 650 degrees and certificates handed out by Mountain Empire Community College in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Gap conferred 166 certificates and 94 associate's degrees in health professions and related programs.

But the single most popular program was for a associate's degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 98 associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 88 certificates in "other" allied health diagnostic, intervention, and treatment professions and 81 certificates in general studies, liberal arts and sciences, and other humanities.

The college enrolled 2,506 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramAssociates degreesCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other-8888
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse62-62
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training-3232
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician-2626
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)61016
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist15-15
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician11-11
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other-1010
Health Professions and Related Programs total9416626040
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies98-98
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other-8181
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total988117927.5
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician81826
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other21122
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians, Other6410
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician279
Industrial Technology/Technician5-5
Mining Technology/Technician---
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total42307211.1
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration15924
Corrections8-8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total239324.9
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other13417
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other314
Accounting and Related Services, Other213
Real Estate---
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total186243.7
Welding Technology/Welder-1616
Precision Production total-16162.5
Child Care Provider/Assistant-1414
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total-14142.2
Legal Assistant/Paralegal9514
Legal Professions and Studies total95142.2
Computer and Information Sciences, General-1212
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total-12121.8
Natural Resources/Conservation, General9211
Natural Resources and Conservation total92111.7
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician-99
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total-991.4
Surveying Engineering-33
Engineering total-330.5
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General-22
Personal and Culinary Services total-220.3
Chemical Process Technology-11
Science Technologies/Technicians total-110.2
Visual and Performing Arts, General-11
Design and Visual Communications, General---
Visual and Performing Arts total-110.2
Construction Trades, General---
Construction Trades total----
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General---
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total----

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