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Mental & Social Health Services at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Mental & Social Health Services at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 27 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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

85% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast 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 12
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 78

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Psychiatric Aides 3,340 $19,970
Healthcare Social Workers 1,070 $48,080
Substance Abuse Social Workers 840 $41,470
Community Health Workers 710 $32,880
Psychiatric Technicians 630 $29,290

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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