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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington

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

With 445 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mental & social health services is the #13 most popular major in Washington.

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The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mental & Social Health Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the mental health services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Washington.

#1

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Central College the most popular school in Washington for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Seattle Central College

#2

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a great place for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

Women make up 89% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

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#5

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Whatcom Community College is a great place for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#6

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Longview, LCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Peninsula College

Port Angeles, WA

Peninsula College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Peninsula College is a small public school located in the town of Port Angeles.

Women make up 67% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#8

Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen, WA

Grays Harbor College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the rural area of Aberdeen, GHC is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Grays Harbor College

#8

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

With a ranking of #8, Highline College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Highline is a small public school located in the suburb of Des Moines.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,407
Oregon 94
Nevada 23
Alaska 60

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 9 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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