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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 389 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mental & social health services is the #23 most popular major in Florida.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best for mental health services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top Florida Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Our analysis found Atlantic Technical College to be the best school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Florida. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek.

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#2

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Palm Beach State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Eastern Florida State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in Florida. EFSC is a large public school located in the city of Melbourne.

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#4

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Petersburg College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida SouthWestern State College is a great place for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. FSW is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

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#6

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. MDC is a very large public school located in the large city of Miami.

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#7

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Pasco-Hernando State College

New Port Richey, FL

Pasco-Hernando State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. PHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Port Richey.

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#9

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

With a ranking of #9, Daytona State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Daytona State College is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 11
Georgia 12
Arkansas 97
North Carolina 998
West Virginia 42
Virginia 1,102
Louisiana 48
Tennessee 35
Alabama 104
Kentucky 74
Mississippi 78

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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