by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Mental & Social Health Services is the 46th most popular major in the country with 29,053 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mental and social health services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,158 and had an average of $24,907 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,229 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,204 and $19,608 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 581 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 73 colleges that offer a degree in mental and social health services. That schools that top this list have a program in mental and social health services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree mental health services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend InterCoast Colleges - West Covina. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. InterCoast Colleges - West Covina is a private for-profit institution located in W. Covina, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at InterCoast Colleges - West Covina
Out of the 73 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Galaxy Medical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Galaxy Medical College is a private for-profit institution located in North Hollywood, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Galaxy Medical College
Out of the 73 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walla Walla Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, this small public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Full Walla Walla Community College Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grays Harbor College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. GHC is a small public school situated in Aberdeen, Washington. It awarded 12 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 73 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Indian College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 3 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Northwest Indian College
Skagit Valley College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Mount Vernon, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Skagit Valley College
With a ranking of #7, West Hills College-Coalinga did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Coalinga, California, this small public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Full West Hills College-Coalinga Mental & Social Health Services Report
Centralia College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Centralia College is a small school located in Centralia, Washington that handed out 12 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Centralia College Mental & Social Health Services Report
Spokane Falls Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane Falls Community College is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Spokane Falls Community College
Peninsula College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Peninsula College is a public institution located in Port Angeles, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Peninsula College
San Diego City College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego City College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 19 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Diego City College Mental & Social Health Services Report
With a ranking of #12, Clover Park Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. CPTC is a public institution located in Lakewood, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Clover Park Technical College
Merritt College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Oakland, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Merritt College
Yakima Valley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Yakima, Washington, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Yakima Valley College
Edmonds Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Edmonds Community College is a medium-sized school located in Lynnwood, Washington that handed out 19 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Edmonds Community College
Napa Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Napa Valley College is a small school located in Napa, California that handed out 12 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Napa Valley College
Wenatchee Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Wenatchee, Washington, and it awarded 7 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Wenatchee Valley College
With a ranking of #18, Highline College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Highline is a public institution located in Des Moines, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Bernardino Valley College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Bernardino, California, and it awarded 17 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Bernardino Valley College Mental & Social Health Services Report
Truckee Meadows Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 20 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Truckee Meadows Community College Mental & Social Health Services Report
Seattle Central College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Seattle Central College
University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Alaska Anchorage is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Woodland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Woodland, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Woodland Community College
Oxnard College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oxnard, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Oxnard College
With a ranking of #25, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Desert is a public institution located in Palm Desert, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at College of the Desert
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