Mental & Social Health Services at Los Angeles Pierce College

Every mental and social health services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mental health services program at Los Angeles Pierce College stacks up to those at other schools.

Pierce College is located in Woodland Hills, California and approximately 17,521 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 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.

Pierce College Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Mental Health Services (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Pierce College Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Pierce College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Los Angeles Pierce College.

Pierce College Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Pierce College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Los Angeles Pierce College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	21

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for Los Angeles Pierce College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Marriage and Family Therapists	21,920	$51,950
Healthcare Social Workers	18,600	$76,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Substance Abuse Social Workers	14,840	$61,640
Psychiatric Technicians	8,900	$64,500

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.