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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Merritt College

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Merritt College

If you plan to study substance abuse/addiction counseling, take a look at what Merritt College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 6,261.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

Merritt College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at Merritt College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the substance abuse/addiction counseling majors at Merritt College.

Merritt College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate’s Program

62% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of substance abuse/addiction counseling associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in substance abuse/addiction counseling only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Merritt College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merritt College with a associate's in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Merritt College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA

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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