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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$9,199 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #15 most popular major in the country with 30,331 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,710 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Rochester Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Rochester.

Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,670 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Bemidji, NTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NTC are $6,226 a year.

NTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#5

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $6,105 per year.

Century College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LATI are $6,718 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, LATI also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #7, Southeast Community College Area did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,864 per year.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical 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 #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

M State undergraduate students pay an average of $5,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northeast Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,130 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

Normandale Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Normandale Community College are $6,321 a year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 47
Missouri 27
Minnesota 326
South Dakota 59
Iowa 1
North Dakota 48
Nebraska 127

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 18 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).

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