by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Tidewater 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College paid an average of $333 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $156 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,680 | $9,978 |
| Fees | $881 | $1,586 |
| 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 Tidewater Community College took out an average of $22,562 in student loans. That is 20% 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 Tidewater Community College is $25,194 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $27,160.
Tidewater 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 Tidewater Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in mental health services in 2019-2020, 79.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 80.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 86.2% of the mental health services associate degrees at Tidewater 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 | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 29 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 16 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 4 |
| Allied Health Professions | 63 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 13 |
| Nursing | 118 |
*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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