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Mental & Social Health Services at Wake Technical Community College

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

Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 21,760 students attend the school each year.

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.

Wake Technical Community College Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Mental Health Services (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Wake Technical Community College Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Wake Technical Community College

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

Wake Technical Community College Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

75% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mental health services only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Wake Technical Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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Wake Technical Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wake Technical 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 17
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

The following mental health services concentations are available at Wake Technical Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wake Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 16
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 8

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 NC, the home state for Wake Technical Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Healthcare Social Workers 3,340 $54,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,030 $77,470
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,470 $50,270
Psychiatric Technicians 1,840 $33,460
Clergy 1,070 $48,540

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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