Mental & Social Health Services at St Petersburg College

What traits are you looking for in a mental health services school? To help you decide if St Petersburg College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mental health services program.

SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and has a total student population of 26,430. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 34 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.

SPC Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

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

SPC Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at SPC

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

SPC Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

SPC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
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 St Petersburg 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	74

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Dental Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions

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 FL, the home state for St Petersburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Healthcare Social Workers	10,660	$50,950
Psychiatric Technicians	8,480	$29,680
Psychiatric Aides	4,280	$25,890
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Substance Abuse Social Workers	3,760	$44,100

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
• Image Credit: By John O’Neill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.