by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician. 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 West Hills College-Coalinga. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at West Hills College-Coalinga paid an average of $336 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,380 | $10,080 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,890 | $7,890 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,934 | $2,934 |
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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 West Hills College-Coalinga in Mental Health Services walked away with an average of $10,500 in student debt. That is 44% lower than the national average of $18,865.
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mental health services who receive their associate degree from West Hills College-Coalinga make an average of $57,318 a year during the early days of their career. That is 111% higher than the national average of $27,160.
West Hills College-Coalinga 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 West Hills College-Coalinga Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.3% 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 West Hills College-Coalinga in 2019-2020, 71.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| 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 | 14 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 32 |
*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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