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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mental & Social Health Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the mental health services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Pamlico Community College

Grantsboro, NC

Our analysis found Pamlico Community College to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Grantsboro, PCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 2% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Forsyth Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in mental health services at Forsyth Tech, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#3

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Palm Beach State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.

About 78% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 22% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

Women make up 74% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#5

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St Petersburg College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

Women make up 90% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#5

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Out of the 60 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanly Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

Women make up 98% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Southwest Tennessee Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Southwest is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Memphis.

About 25% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Eastern Florida State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public school with a large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 3% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Wytheville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Wytheville, WCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in mental health services at WCC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#10

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Blue Ridge Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

About 92% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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 27 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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