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Mental & Social Health Services at Western Piedmont Community College

Mental & Social Health Services at Western Piedmont Community College

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

WPCC is located in Morganton, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,792. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 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.

WPCC Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services

WPCC Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at WPCC

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

WPCC Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

80% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mental health services at WPCC are white. Around 90% 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 Western Piedmont 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 9
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Piedmont Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 5

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 NC, the home state for Western Piedmont Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Healthcare Social Workers 3,340 $54,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,030 $77,470
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,470 $50,270
Psychiatric Technicians 1,840 $33,460
Clergy 1,070 $48,540

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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