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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental & social health services was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 30,331 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

Check out the mental health services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found High Plains Technology Center to be the best school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Woodward, High Plains Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in the Southwest Region . NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

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

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Mohave Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

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Santa Fe Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Tarrant County College District landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 744
Texas 702
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 197

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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 20 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).

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