Community Health and Health Education
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Community Health and Health Education Certificate of Achievement offers students an opportunity to enrich their education with an emphasis on improved personal health, as well as prepare them to earn the AS-T in Public Health Science and transfer to bachelor’s degree programs in Public Health Science, Health Education, Health Administration, or Health Science. A Certificate of Achievement in Community Health and Health Education prepares students for further study and entry-level employment in a variety of health careers. Examples include Community Health Outreach Worker, Public Health Educator, Wellness Coordinator, Health Promotion Specialist, Patient Navigator, Patient Access Coordinator, Medical Insurance Representative, Diabetes Educator, Professional Health Consultant, and jobs related to Gerontology.
Community Health and Health Education Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2026-2027. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Child, Family, & School Social Workers
Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 37,930
- High salary: 78,560
- Average salary: 51030
Community Health Workers
Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 42,210
- High salary: 112,900
- Average salary: 63000
Healthcare Social Workers
Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 42,210
- High salary: 112,900
- Average salary: 63000
All Careers in Community Health and Health Education (10)
| Community Health Workers | Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 63,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Social Workers | Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 63,000 |
| Health Informatics Specialists | Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 63,000 |
| Nursing Instructors & Teachers, Postsecondary | Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 63,000 |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 63,000 |
| Child, Family, & School Social Workers | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 51,030 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 51,030 |
| Health Education Specialists | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 51,030 |
| Mental Health Counselors | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 51,030 |
| Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 51,030 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Communicate factors associated with the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and discuss strategies for prevention.
- Discover employment opportunities within the Community Health and Health Education fields.
- Enhance one’s (student’s) own personal health.
- Identify health promotion strategies for prevention, detection, and control of infectious and chronic disease.