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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$2,497 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 998 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named South Piedmont Community College the best value school in North Carolina for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

South Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $2,538 a year.

MCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

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Out of the 30 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Davidson County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCCC are $2,208 per year.

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Out of the 30 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Vance-Granville Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Henderson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Richmond Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Richmond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,536 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Richmond Community College also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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Beaufort County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental & social health services programs. Located in the rural area of Washington, Beaufort County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Beaufort County Community College are $2,518 a year.

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#7

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

Nash Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental & social health services programs. Located in the rural area of Rocky Mount, Nash Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Nash Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,834 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Nash Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,773.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Nash Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental & social health services programs. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,792 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Central Piedmont Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#9

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental & social health services programs. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Community College are $1,940 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from Pitt Community College carry an average student debtload of $29,797.

Pitt Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

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Isothermal Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Spindale, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,030 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 12
South Carolina 11
Arkansas 97
Florida 389
West Virginia 42
Louisiana 48
Virginia 1,102
Alabama 104
Kentucky 74
Tennessee 35
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
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 12
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 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 25 schools only.

  • 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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