Mental Health

The associate degree will prepare students to enter the workforce as a Mental Health associate.

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Career Destination Map

Mental Health (AAS)

 

Career Opportunities

Childcare Workers - https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/39-9011.00 

Correctional Officers and Jailers - https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/33-3012.00 

Home Health Aides - https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-1011.00 

Psychiatric Technician - https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-2053.00 

Psychiatric Aide - https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-1013.00 

Residential Advisors - https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/39-9041.00 

Social and Human Service Assistants - https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/21-1093.00 

Teacher Assistants - https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-9041.00

 

Gainful Employment

The U.S. Department of Education requires institutions with Gainful Employment programs to report certain information about students enrolled in Title IV federal aid eligible educational programs that lead to a recognized occupation. You will find links to Gainful Employment figures on each of the programs below.

 

Marketable Skills

Active Learning	Critical Thinking	Complex Problem Solving
Coordination	Instructing	Judgment and Decision Making
Learning Strategies	Monitoring	Management of Personnel Resources
Oral Communication	Persuasion	Reading Comprehension
Social Perceptiveness	Speaking	Service Orientation
Time Management	Writing/Written Communication

 

 

Transfer Opportunities

The AAS could be transferred to a university in order to earn a Bachelors of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree.  Criteria for transfer and specific areas of concentration for the BAAS vary by university.