2025 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #96 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for psychiatric/mental health services technician students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 127 associate degrees in psychiatric/mental health services technician to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician School for Your Associate Degree

The psychiatric/mental health services technician associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to psychiatric/mental health services technician students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of psychiatric/mental health services technician students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychiatric/mental health services technician related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for psychiatric/mental health services technician students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in psychiatric/mental health services technician.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician

1

Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Cuesta College is a great decision for students interested in an associate degree in psychiatric/mental health services technician. Cuesta College is a large public college located in the rural area of San Luis Obispo.More information about a associate in psychiatric/mental health services technician from Cuesta College

2

Napa Valley College
Napa, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in psychiatric/mental health services technician has to check out Napa Valley College. Napa Valley College is a small public college located in the small city of Napa.More information about a associate in psychiatric/mental health services technician from Napa Valley College

3

San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in psychiatric/mental health services technician needs to take a look at San Joaquin Delta College. Delta is a large public college located in the large city of Stockton.More information about a associate in psychiatric/mental health services technician from San Joaquin Delta College

4

West Hills College-Coalinga
Coalinga, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

West Hills College-Coalinga is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in psychiatric/mental health services technician. West Hills College-Coalinga is a small public college located in the town of Coalinga.More information about a associate in psychiatric/mental health services technician from West Hills College-Coalinga

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Colleges by State

Explore the best psychiatric/mental health services technician colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	405	85
Washington	288	3
Nevada	185	0
Alaska	71	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician

One of 13 majors within the Mental & Social Health Services area of study, Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	429
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	34
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	32
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	29
Clinical/Medical Social Work	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.