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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

14 Ranked Colleges
109 Degrees Awarded
$6,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,728 people earned their degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling, making the major the 253rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 464 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 109 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great substance abuse/addiction counseling programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the substance abuse/addiction counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 14 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanly Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Stanly Community College is a public institution located in Albemarle, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanly Technical College also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Stanly Technical College is $7,637 for southeast region associate degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Stanly Community College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report

#2

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Piedmont Community College also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $6,336 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Central Piedmont Community College.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Central Piedmont Community College

#3

Vance-Granville Community College

Henderson, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vance-Granville Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Henderson, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Vance-Granville Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vance-Granville Community College is $2,373 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Vance-Granville Community College

#4

Richmond Community College

Hamlet, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Richmond Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Hamlet, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Richmond Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $3,076 for southeast region associate degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Richmond Community College.

Full Richmond Community College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gadsden State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. GSCC is a public institution located in Gadsden, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GSCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gadsden State Community College is $4,842 for southeast region associate degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Gadsden State Community College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report

#6

Southwestern Community College

Sylva, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southwestern Community College is a small school located in Sylva, North Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Community College is $5,025 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#7

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

Pitt Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Winterville, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pitt Community College is $3,357 for southeast region associate degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Pitt Community College

#8

Western Piedmont Community College

Morganton, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Western Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Western Piedmont Community College is located in Morganton, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $30-$48k list, WPCC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WPCC is $3,497 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Western Piedmont Community College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report

#9

Southern University at Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Southern University at Shreveport did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2019-2020.

Southern University at Shreveport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern University at Shreveport is $8,309 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Southern University at Shreveport Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report

#10

Sandhills Community College

Pinehurst, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Sandhills Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Pinehurst, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sandhills Community College is $6,858 for southeast region associate degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at SCC

#11

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina
#11 in overall quality

Guilford Technical Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jamestown, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Guilford Technical Community College also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $8,318 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Guilford Technical Community College.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Guilford Technical Community College

#12

Gaston College

Dallas, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Gaston College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Gaston College is a medium-sized school located in Dallas, North Carolina that handed out 4 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $30-$48k list, Gaston College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gaston College is $8,625 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Gaston College

#13

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, North Carolina
#15 in overall quality

Cape Fear Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. CFCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 2 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CFCC, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,372 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Cape Fear Community College.

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#14

Southern University at New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#13 in overall quality

Southern University at New Orleans ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.

SUNO also took the #13 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern University at New Orleans is $8,516 for southeast region associate degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Southern University at New Orleans

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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