by our College Data Analytics TeamMental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northern Essex 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, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NECC paid an average of $266 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $25 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $600 | $6,384 |
| Fees | $4,944 | $4,944 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Mental Health Services students who received their associate degree at NECC took out an average of $8,300 in student loans. That is 56% 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 NECC is $30,988 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $27,160.
NECC does not offer an online option for its mental health services associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NECC Online Learning page.
About 94.7% of the students who received their Associate in mental health services in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 65.8% of the mental health services associate degrees at NECC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician | 29 |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 9 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 18 |
| Allied Health Professions | 30 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 1 |
| Nursing | 22 |
*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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