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 Western Technical 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 Western Technical College paid an average of $208 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $139 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,162 | $6,246 |
| Fees | $338 | $338 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,976 | $1,976 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $6,788 | $6,788 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,496 | $3,496 |
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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. Mental Health Services students who received their associate degree at Western Technical College took out an average of $21,857 in student loans. That is 16% 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 Western Technical College is $24,035 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $27,160.
Online degrees for the Western Technical College 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 Western Technical College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.7% of the mental health services students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.3%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in mental health services at Western Technical College in 2019-2020, 6.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 48%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| 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 | 30 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 13 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 46 |
| Allied Health Professions | 24 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 12 |
| Nursing | 106 |
*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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