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Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Colleges
$29,728 Avg Salary
$18,096 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #15 most popular major in the country with 30,331 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Trade Schools for an Associate in Mental & Social Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Rochester Community and Technical College the best school in the Plains States Region for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Mental Health Services majors at Central Community College take out an average of $10,289 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

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#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Southeast Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,956.

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Metropolitan Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree mental & social health services programs. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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With a ranking of #7, Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $31,287 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Coon Rapids.

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North Central Missouri College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. NCMC is a small public school located in the town of Trenton.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 47
Missouri 27
Minnesota 326
South Dakota 59
Iowa 1
North Dakota 48
Nebraska 127

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, mental & social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 8,344
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,915
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 3,697
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,683
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,864
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,762
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,419
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 299
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 217
Trauma Counseling 104
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 12
Hospice and Palliative Care 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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