Mental & Social Health Services at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

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

Delaware Tech is located in Dover, Delaware and approximately 12,955 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.

Delaware Tech Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

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

Delaware Tech Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Delaware Tech

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

Delaware Tech Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mental health services only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Delaware Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

Delaware Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	42

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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 DE, the home state for Delaware Technical Community College - Terry.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Healthcare Social Workers	550	$55,870
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	480	$78,850
Substance Abuse Social Workers	370	$50,700
Marriage and Family Therapists	220	$51,540
Community Health Workers	140	$40,940

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.