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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$10,596 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for mental health services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Central College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

Seattle Central undergraduate students pay an average of $4,670 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Cuesta College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cuesta College are $8,702 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cuesta College also is in the top 10% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at San Joaquin Delta College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value 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 fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delta are $9,072 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Delta is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mt. San Antonio College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mt. SAC are $10,032 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mt. SAC also is in the top 20% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#5

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Santa Barbara City College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SBCC are $8,912 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SBCC is ranked #2 for overall quality for mental health services in the Far Western US Region .

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#6

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College 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. LCC is a small public school located in the small city of Longview.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCC are $5,403 a year.

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Portland Community College 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 #7 on the list. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $9,670 per year.

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#8

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

City College of San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at City College of San Francisco are $8,704 per year.

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#9

Peninsula College

Port Angeles, WA

Peninsula College 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 #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Port Angeles, Peninsula College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Peninsula College are $4,779 per year.

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#10

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

East Los Angeles College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at East Los Angeles College are $9,012 a year.

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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.

  • 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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