Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · Big Stone Gap, VA
At Mountain Empire Community College, the Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions undergraduate certificate or diploma program reported $43,939 median earnings four years after completion and $10,250 median federal debt among 273 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $43,939, five-year median earnings were $34,411, and median federal debt was $10,250 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 6 published undergraduate certificate or diploma records in this field, earnings ranked at the 83th percentile and debt was lower than about 50% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 83% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 50% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 6 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
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04 · Institution context
The Mountain Empire Community College institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Big Stone Gap, Virginia · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $43,939 four-year median earnings, $10,250 median federal debt, 273 working graduates, and 6 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $43,939 four years after completion and $34,411 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $10,250 across a reported debt cohort of — borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 51.15 and the Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
