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Mental & Social Health Services at Kennebec Valley Community College

Mental & Social Health Services at Kennebec Valley Community College

If you are interested in studying mental and social health services, you may want to check out the program at Kennebec Valley Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Kennebec Valley Community College is located in Fairfield, Maine and has a total student population of 2,297. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 students received their associate's degree in mental health services.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental & Social Health Services section at the bottom of this page.

Kennebec Valley Community College Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Mental Health Services (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at Kennebec Valley Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Kennebec Valley Community College offers distance education options for mental health services at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Kennebec Valley Community College Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Kennebec Valley Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Kennebec Valley Community College.

Kennebec Valley Community College Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

88% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mental health services at Kennebec Valley Community College are white. Around 94% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Kennebec Valley Community College with a associate's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

If you plan to be a mental health services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kennebec Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 18

Careers That Mental Health Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for Kennebec Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Substance Abuse Social Workers 1,040 $56,000
Healthcare Social Workers 740 $52,830
Psychiatric Aides 560 $30,430
Psychiatric Technicians 320 $28,830
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 290 $75,620

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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