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Mental & Social Health Services at Hudson Valley Community College

If you plan to study mental and social health services, take a look at what Hudson Valley Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 8,933.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental & Social Health Services section at the bottom of this page.

HVCC Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services

HVCC Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at HVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Hudson Valley Community College.

HVCC Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

83% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mental health services at HVCC are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. HVCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hudson Valley Community College with a associate's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hudson Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 11
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 1

Careers That Mental Health Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Hudson Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Healthcare Social Workers 13,290 $62,280
Substance Abuse Social Workers 11,470 $62,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 11,370 $94,140
Clergy 7,320 $57,550
Community Health Workers 6,590 $44,340

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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