by our College Data Analytics TeamMental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Pitt 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Pitt Community College paid an average of $268 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $76 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,824 | $6,432 |
| Fees | $116 | $116 |
| 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. Mental Health Services students who received their associate degree at Pitt Community College took out an average of $35,250 in student loans. That is 87% higher 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 Pitt Community College is $21,234 per year. That is 22% lower than the national average of $27,160.
Pitt Community College 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 Pitt Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.8% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 88.9% of the mental health services associate degrees at Pitt Community College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 22 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| 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 | 13 |
| Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 14 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 78 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 43 |
| Allied Health Professions | 83 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 2 |
| Nursing | 93 |
*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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