by our College Data Analytics TeamMental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Anne Arundel Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in mental health services, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at AACC was $408 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $241 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,230 | $12,240 |
| Fees | $1,310 | $1,310 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,002 | $1,002 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at AACC in Mental Health Services walked away with an average of $16,044 in student debt. That is 15% lower than the national average of $18,865.
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The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their associate degree from AACC is $30,771 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $27,160.
Online degrees for the AACC mental health services associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the AACC Online Learning page.
About 80.4% of the students who received their Associate in mental health services in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 80.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.6% of the mental health services associate degrees at AACC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 48%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 21 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 39 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician | 17 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 5 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 17 |
| Allied Health Professions | 16 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 13 |
| Public Health | 4 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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