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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$2,488 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You

With 710 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #37 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named South Piedmont Community College the best value school in North Carolina for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 a year.

South Piedmont Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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Out of the 30 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Davidson County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public college with a small student population.

DCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,226 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vance-Granville Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Henderson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Richmond Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Richmond Community College are $2,536 a year.

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Beaufort County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the rural area of Washington, Beaufort County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Beaufort County Community College are $2,518 a year.

Beaufort County Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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#7

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

Nash Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rocky Mount, Nash Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nash Community College are $2,834 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from Nash Community College take out $20,722 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Central Piedmont Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Central Piedmont Community College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Winterville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt Community College are $1,940 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at Pitt Community College accumulate an average of around $31,949 in student debt.

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Isothermal Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Spindale, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ICC are $1,994 a year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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 25 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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