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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.

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

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

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 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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The excellent basic certificate programs at Thomas Nelson Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Virginia. TNCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Hampton.

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

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#3

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Blue Ridge 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 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southside Virginia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southside Virginia Community College are $4,695 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate 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 suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reynolds Community College are $4,998 per year.

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Virginia Highlands Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. 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 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 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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With a ranking of #8, John Tyler Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.

John Tyler Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Germanna Community College are $4,913 a year.

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#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,203 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
North Carolina 998
Florida 389
West Virginia 42
Louisiana 48
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

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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