Mental & Social Health Services at Lower Columbia College

If you plan to study mental and social health services, take a look at what Lower Columbia College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LCC is located in Longview, Washington and approximately 2,325 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 3 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.

LCC Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

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

LCC Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at LCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Lower Columbia College.

LCC Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mental health services at LCC are white. Around 100% 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 Lower Columbia College with a associate's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lower Columbia College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	3
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	1

Related Majors

• Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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 WA, the home state for Lower Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Healthcare Social Workers	3,900	$62,180
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,330	$73,840
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,210	$53,780
Psychiatric Technicians	1,030	$40,990

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.