Online AA or BA in Community Mental Health

Prepare to Help Individuals, Families, and Communities Thrive

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Why Choose NEC to Earn Your Community Mental Health Degree?

Associate or Bachelor’s Programs:

Choose the degree pathway that helps you achieve your goals: Prepare for support roles with the Associate of Arts (AA) program or for entry-level management-track roles with the Bachelor of Arts (BA) program.

Faculty with Experience Beyond Academia:

Faculty members bring a wide range of clinical, counseling, and administrative experience to your classes, so you understand how to apply theory in practice.

Designed for Working Adults:

The convenient online learning environment makes college education more manageable—even with your busy work and family life. High interactivity makes online learning an engaging experience.

Preparation for Future Study:

Build skills in research, statistical analysis, professional writing, scientific inquiry, and more as you prepare to enter the job market or pursue graduate-level study in human services, social work, mental health counseling, or another related field.

Versatile Skills That Change Lives:

Help support healthier, more resilient communities with skills that include administration, counseling, and more. Prepare for roles within public, private, and non-profit agencies that support mental health and wellness.

An Emphasis on Diversity:

This program challenges you to understand how culture can impact mental health for patients and practitioners, and how to build trust with a wide range of clients and co-workers.

Community Mental Health Overview

Prepare to work with populations ranging from people with developmental disabilities to people with substance abuse disorders.

New England College’s community mental health programs teach skills for program administration, client assessment, and individual counseling along with fundamental knowledge of human development, psychology, and more.

What You Will Learn

As a graduate of the AA or BA, you will:

Courses and Curriculum

Associate of Arts in Community Mental Health
The AA program requires 60 total credits of coursework. You’ll take 36 credits in the major:
PS 1000 - Exploring the Mechanisms of Prejudice, Discrimination, and Social Justice
PS 1120 - Introduction to Community Mental Health
PS 2050 - Social Psychology
PS 2100 - Careers in Psychology and Community Mental Health
PS 2110 - Writing and Research in Psychology
PS 2160 - Life-Span Development
PS 2310 - Statistics for the Social Sciences
PS 2420 - Systems of Care
PS 3210 - Perspectives in Mental Health and Mental Health Disorders
PS 3310 - Culture and the Practice of Psychology
You’ll also choose one elective to complete the credit requirements for the major.
Bachelor of Arts in Community Mental Health
To complete this program, you will take a total of 120 credits of coursework: 60 in general education and 60 in the major.
Core Community Mental Health Courses:
PS 1000 - Exploring the Mechanisms of Prejudice, Discrimination, and Social Justice
PS 1120 - Introduction to Community Mental Health
PS 2050 - Social Psychology
PS 2100 - Careers in Psychology and Community Mental Health
PS 2110 - Writing and Research in Social Sciences
PS 2160 - Life-Span Development
PS 2310 - Statistics for the Social Sciences
PS 2420 - Systems of Care
PS 3160 - Child and Adolescent Psychology
PS 3210 - Perspectives in Mental Health and Mental Health Disorders
PS 3310 - Culture and the Practice of Human Services
PS 4200 - Issues in Professional Practice: Human Services
PS 4220 - Research Methods I
PS 4320 - Fundamentals of Counseling and Therapy
PS 4340 - Client Assessment and Planning
You will choose one additional elective course to complete the major credit requirements.

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