by our College Data Analytics TeamMental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Hudson Valley Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in mental health services, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at HVCC was $400 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $200 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,800 | $9,600 |
| Fees | $1,164 | $1,164 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at HVCC in Mental Health Services walked away with an average of $17,332 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $18,865.
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mental health services who receive their associate degree from HVCC make an average of $30,409 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $27,160.
Online degrees for the HVCC 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 HVCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.6% of the mental health services students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 80.3%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in mental health services at HVCC in 2019-2020, 18.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 48%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 10 |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 4 |
| Dental Support Services | 35 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 20 |
| Allied Health Professions | 75 |
| Nursing | 83 |
*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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