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Mental & Social Health Services at Cuesta College

Mental & Social Health Services at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 10,093 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.

Cuesta College Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Mental Health Services (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Mental Health Services (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

73% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mental health services only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Cuesta College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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Cuesta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cuesta College with a associate's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 13
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 2

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 CA, the home state for Cuesta College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Marriage and Family Therapists 21,920 $51,950
Healthcare Social Workers 18,600 $76,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 17,310 $108,350
Substance Abuse Social Workers 14,840 $61,640
Psychiatric Technicians 8,900 $64,500

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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