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Mountain Empire Community CollegeNursing programs, NCLEX pass rate & cost

Big Stone Gap, VA · Publicschool website
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How it stacks up · Virginia RN programs

How does Mountain rank for you?

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#48Mountain, of 81
if pass rate came first
  1. #1Longwood University BSN100% pass
  2. #2Radford Universtity Carlion Acc BSN BSN100% pass
  3. #3Old Dominion University BSN95.1% pass
  4. #4Radford University College of Nursing Roanoke Campus BSN97.9% pass
  5. #5Norfolk State University - Traditional BSN BSN94.4% pass
  6. #48Mountain Empire Community College ADN90.3% pass

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Board-approved programs · 2025

Nursing programs at Mountain Empire Community College

Mountain Empire Community College runs 2 board-approved nursing programs in Virginia — 1 RN-track and 1 PN/LPN-track. Its best 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 90.3% — above the Virginia average of 86.9%. Everything here comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.

ADNRN
Big Stone Gap · Approved
90.3%
PNPN
Big Stone Gap · Approved
85%

Nursing program completion

Do students finish?

Mountain Empire Community College has not published how many of its nursing students finish the program, and its state board does not report it. Ask the program before you apply — a pass rate only counts students who reach the exam.

In our rankings, programs that have not published a graduation rate are scored at the 40thpercentile of programs that have (64% for this degree). Work at this program? Post your on-time completion rate on your outcomes page and email the link to david@nursesavvy.com.

U.S. Dept. of Education · whole institution

Cost & admissions

In-state tuition / yr
$5,007
Out-of-state tuition / yr
$11,445
Avg net price after aid / yr
$8,852
College-wide graduation rate
48%
Undergraduates
1,282

This school's own nursing graduates

What graduates earn

ADN · median pay, 1 yr out
$62,303
ADN · median pay, 4 yrs out
$69,922
PN / LPN · median pay, 1 yr out
$35,693
PN / LPN · median pay, 4 yrs out
$51,574

Federal figures lag the current class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NCLEX pass rate at Mountain Empire Community College?

Mountain Empire Community College's RN program had a 90.3% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2025, per the Virginia board of nursing — the state average is 86.9% and the national average is 86.5%.

How much does Mountain Empire Community College cost?

Mountain Empire Community College's published in-state tuition / yr is $5,007, and the average net price after aid is $8,852 a year. That is the whole institution's sticker price, not the nursing program's alone, and most students pay less after grants and scholarships.

What do nursing graduates of Mountain Empire Community College earn?

PN / LPN graduates: $35,693 median one year out; ADN / Associate graduates: $62,303 median one year out. These federal figures track this school’s own nursing-program graduates and lag the current class by several years.

About this data

Programs and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates: the Virginia board of nursing. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt: the U.S. Department of Education. Not the school's marketing.

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