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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,053 mental and social health services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Our analysis found Cuesta College to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at San Joaquin Delta College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Stockton, Delta is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mt. San Antonio College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

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#4

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Seattle Central College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Nurses Educational Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. California Nurses Educational Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Palm Springs.

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

With a ranking of #7, Santa Barbara City College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Portland Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

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#9

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #9, City College of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
California 1,899
Washington 748
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 7,609
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,433
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 4,069
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,405
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,779
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,534
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,526
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 328
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 288
Trauma Counseling 56
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 13
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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