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Mountain Empire Community College

Natural Resources/Conservation, General (03.0101)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Natural Resources Conservation
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 030101

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1983
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1931215
2019-2032247
2020-2128249
2021-22271913
2022-2328264

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
7.4668$ 2,203




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19505
2019-20617
2020-21729
2021-2213013
2022-23404
Five Year Summary35338
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years010038334038



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)5358%$39,922$60,856$84,219
2013-14 (8 years)4154%$39,948$45,758$89,975
2016-17 (5 years)2748%$35,744$62,584$72,514
2018-19 (3 years)3253%$30,215$46,967$68,636
2020-21 (18 months)5976%$44,835$63,832$112,987



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1800.0%$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 0
2014-15 to 2018-1900.0%$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 0
2015-16 to 2019-2000.0%$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 0
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1800.0%$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 0
2014-15 to 2018-1900.0%$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 0
2015-16 to 2019-2000.0%$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 0
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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