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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$6,033 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Wytheville Community College the best value school in Virginia for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. WCC is a small public school located in the distant town of Wytheville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCC are $4,725 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for mental health services in Virginia.

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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Nelson Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. TNCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TNCC are $4,806 per year.

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Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Weyers Cave, BRCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $5,364 per year.

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

Southside Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,695 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Reynolds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,998 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Virginia Highlands Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the suburb of Abingdon, VHCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VHCC are $4,725 per year.

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Virginia Western Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 a year.

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John Tyler Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at John Tyler Community College are $4,800 a year.

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#9

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

With a ranking of #9, Germanna 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 Locust Grove, Germanna Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Germanna Community College are $4,913 per year.

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Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University 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 #10 on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Liberty University are $16,203 a year.

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Best Value 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
Florida 389
West Virginia 42
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 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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