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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, mental & social health services students earned 1,102 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 5th in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Virginia to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for mental health services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia
Check out the mental health services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Thomas Nelson Community College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. TNCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Hampton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TNCC are $4,806 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at TNCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $24,882.
TNCC also took the #5 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Western Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 a year. Mental Health Services majors at Virginia Western Community College take out an average of $20,223 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
The excellent associate degree programs at Virginia Highlands Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Virginia. Located in the small suburb of Abingdon, VHCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VHCC are $4,725 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Blue Ridge Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Weyers Cave, BRCC is a public school with a small student population.
BRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from BRCC carry an average student debtload of $23,422.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Reynolds Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Reynolds Community College are $4,998 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at Reynolds Community College accumulate an average of around $27,581 in student debt.
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John Tyler Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at John Tyler Community College are $4,800 a year. Mental Health Services majors at John Tyler Community College take out an average of $17,146 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Southside Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southside Virginia Community College are $4,695 per year.
Tidewater Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year. Mental Health Services majors at Tidewater Community College take out an average of $23,053 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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New River Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental & social health services programs. NRCC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Dublin.
NRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,697 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Southwest Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Southwest Virginia is a small public school located in the rural area of Cedar Bluff.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Virginia are $4,733 per year.
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 11 |
Georgia | 12 |
Arkansas | 97 |
North Carolina | 998 |
Florida | 389 |
West Virginia | 42 |
Louisiana | 48 |
Tennessee | 35 |
Alabama | 104 |
Kentucky | 74 |
Mississippi | 78 |
Majors Related to Mental Health Services
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
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 10 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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