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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$2,530 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in North Carolina to see which basic certificate 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found South Piedmont Community College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montgomery Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MCC is ranked #5 for overall quality for mental health services in North Carolina.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Forsyth Technical Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Davidson County Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCCC are $2,208 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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 basic certificate 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.

Beaufort County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Beaufort County Community College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Richmond 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. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Richmond Community College are $2,536 per year.

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#8

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

With a ranking of #8, Nash Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Nash Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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Southwestern Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwestern Community College are $2,229 a year.

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#10

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

With a ranking of #10, Pitt Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Winterville.

Pitt Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,940 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 Schools 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 22 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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