Mental health technician training in Missouri
23 mental health technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
16 schools offer these mental health technician programs, and Missouri has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Psychiatric technicians and aides care for people who have mental conditions or developmental disabilities. Technicians typically need a postsecondary certificate and aides a high school diploma, both learn on the job, and some states require technicians to be licensed.1
In Missouri, 9 of the 23 programs take students without a high school diploma, 13 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.
By kind, the 23 programs here are mental health or psychiatric technician (associate degree, 18 programs), mental health technician certificate or course (3 programs) and psychiatric technician program (2 programs).
See the 23 programsHow much does mental health technician certification cost in Missouri?
- Two-year degrees (18 programs)
- $6,149 to $12,524most of them, usually 64 weeks long
- Other mental health technician programs (5 programs)
- $3,399 to $6,052most of them
What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not enough data
- 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- None of the 23 programs report it
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- None of the 23 programs report it
- Length
- 62 to 64 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Missouri may also offer mental health technician training. How these figures are made
All 23 mental health technician programs in Missouri approved for WIOA funding
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23 programs
Behavioral Health Support-AAS
Three Rivers College, Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,524Program website, Behavioral Health Support-AAS at Three Rivers College, Poplar BluffMore details about Behavioral Health Support-AAS at Three Rivers College, Poplar Bluff
- Finished
- 20%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 45 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,550
- Students counted
- 50
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,524
Behavioral Health Support AAS
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$11,737Program website, Behavioral Health Support AAS at Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMore details about Behavioral Health Support AAS at Ozarks Technical Community College
- Finished
- 60%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,000
- Students counted
- 26
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $11,737
Behavioral Health Support Certificate
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,052Program website, Behavioral Health Support Certificate at Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMore details about Behavioral Health Support Certificate at Ozarks Technical Community College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,000
- Students counted
- 12
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,052
Behavioral Health Support - AAS
St. Louis Community College, District
Bridgeton
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,442Program website, Behavioral Health Support - AAS at St. Louis Community College, DistrictMore details about Behavioral Health Support - AAS at St. Louis Community College, District
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 104 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,780
- Students counted
- 76
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,442
Behavioral Health Support
Moberly Area Community College (MACC), Moberly
Moberly
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,084Program website, Behavioral Health Support at Moberly Area Community College (MACC), MoberlyMore details about Behavioral Health Support at Moberly Area Community College (MACC), Moberly
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,692
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,084
Behavioral Health Support
MACC -Moberly Area Community College
Mexico
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,084Program website, Behavioral Health Support at MACC -Moberly Area Community CollegeMore details about Behavioral Health Support at MACC -Moberly Area Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,692
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,084
Behavioral Health Support
MACC - Moberly Area Community College -Kirksville
Kirksville
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,084Program website, Behavioral Health Support at MACC - Moberly Area Community College -KirksvilleMore details about Behavioral Health Support at MACC - Moberly Area Community College -Kirksville
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,692
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,084
Behavioral Health Support
MACC-Moberly Area Community College- Hannibal
Hannibal
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,084Program website, Behavioral Health Support at MACC-Moberly Area Community College- HannibalMore details about Behavioral Health Support at MACC-Moberly Area Community College- Hannibal
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,575
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,084
Behavioral Health Support
MACC-Moberly Area Community College
Columbia
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,084Program website, Behavioral Health Support at MACC-Moberly Area Community CollegeMore details about Behavioral Health Support at MACC-Moberly Area Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,692
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,084
Psychiatric Technician Program
Mineral Area College, Park Hills
Park Hills
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,400Program website, Psychiatric Technician Program at Mineral Area College, Park HillsMore details about Psychiatric Technician Program at Mineral Area College, Park Hills
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 5 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $350
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,400
Mental Health Technician
Missouri State University, Springfield
Based in Springfield, MO
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,399Program website, Mental Health Technician at Missouri State University, SpringfieldMore details about Mental Health Technician at Missouri State University, Springfield
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 9 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,399
Behavioral & Psychiatric Technician
Missouri State University, Springfield
Based in Springfield, MO
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,099Program website, Behavioral & Psychiatric Technician at Missouri State University, SpringfieldMore details about Behavioral & Psychiatric Technician at Missouri State University, Springfield
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,099
Behavioral Health Support-AAS
Three Rivers College @ Dexter
Dexter
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,344Program website, Behavioral Health Support-AAS at Three Rivers College @ DexterMore details about Behavioral Health Support-AAS at Three Rivers College @ Dexter
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,819
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,344
Behavioral Health Support Certificate
North Central Missouri College
Trenton
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,649Program website, Behavioral Health Support Certificate at North Central Missouri CollegeMore details about Behavioral Health Support Certificate at North Central Missouri College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $4,123
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,649
Community Behavioral Health Support
Missouri State University, Springfield
West Plains
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$9,089Program website, Community Behavioral Health Support at Missouri State University, SpringfieldMore details about Community Behavioral Health Support at Missouri State University, Springfield
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 61 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,098
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $9,089
Behavioral Health Support AAS
Ozarks Technical Community College
Waynesville
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$11,737Program website, Behavioral Health Support AAS at Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMore details about Behavioral Health Support AAS at Ozarks Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,000
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $11,737
Behavioral Health Support AAS
Ozarks Technical Community College
Hollister
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$11,737Program website, Behavioral Health Support AAS at Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMore details about Behavioral Health Support AAS at Ozarks Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,000
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $11,737
Behavioral Health Support
North Central Missouri College-Savannah
Savannah
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,090Program website, Behavioral Health Support at North Central Missouri College-SavannahMore details about Behavioral Health Support at North Central Missouri College-Savannah
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $12,396
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,090
Behavioral Health Support
Three Rivers College @ Kennett
Kennett
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,524Program website, Behavioral Health Support at Three Rivers College @ KennettMore details about Behavioral Health Support at Three Rivers College @ Kennett
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 62 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,550
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,524
Behavioral Health Support-AAS
Three Rivers College @ Sikeston
Sikeston
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,524Program website, Behavioral Health Support-AAS at Three Rivers College @ SikestonMore details about Behavioral Health Support-AAS at Three Rivers College @ Sikeston
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,550
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,524
Behavioral Health Support
Mineral Area College, Park Hills
Park Hills
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$15,180Program website, Behavioral Health Support at Mineral Area College, Park HillsMore details about Behavioral Health Support at Mineral Area College, Park Hills
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 104 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,960
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $15,180
Behavioral Health Support
State Fair Community College, Sedalia
Sedalia
Accredited school
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$16,128School website, Behavioral Health Support at State Fair Community College, SedaliaMore details about Behavioral Health Support at State Fair Community College, Sedalia
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $4,659
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $16,128
Behavioral Health Support
North Central Missouri College
Based in Trenton, MO
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$17,577Program website, Behavioral Health Support at North Central Missouri CollegeMore details about Behavioral Health Support at North Central Missouri College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $8,379
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $17,577
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for mental health technician training in Missouri
WIOA funding can pay for mental health technician training in Missouri
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
Financial aid and grants for mental health technician training
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67
GI Bill for mental health technician training
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Quick facts: Mental health technician training in Missouri
- programs with a price cost under $5,000
- 3 of 23
- mental health technician programs of any state: no state has more than Missouri
- Most
State comparisons use the same figures as the mental health technician training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).
Mental health technician training in Poplar Bluff, Springfield, Farmington and other Missouri cities
Choosing an area filters the program list above. 9 more programs are in 9 other areas, 2 in smaller cities and towns and 3 online.
Other training in Missouri
How mental health technician training compares with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Missouri
- CDL training50 programs
- CNA classes50 programs
- Medical assistant training57 programs
- Phlebotomy training39 programs
- Welding classes89 programs
- HVAC training41 programs
- Medical billing and coding training54 programs
- LPN programs51 programs
- EMT classes64 programs
- Electrician training29 programs
- Dental assistant programs20 programs
- Auto mechanic classes40 programs
- Pharmacy technician training27 programs
- Plumbing school10 programs
- CNC machinist training33 programs
- Carpentry classes20 programs
- Heavy equipment operator training4 programs
- Diesel mechanic training23 programs
- Cybersecurity training78 programs
- IT training159 programs
- Cosmetology school18 programs
- Barber school7 programs
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- EKG technician programs13 programs
- Massage therapy school8 programs
- Paralegal programs11 programs
- Fire academy11 programs
- Police academy16 programs
- Surgical tech programs19 programs
- Radiology tech programs14 programs
- Culinary school24 programs
- Home health aide training1 program
- PTA programs10 programs
- Medical administrative assistant training22 programs
- Human resources training10 programs
- Medication aide training23 programs
- Industrial maintenance technician training96 programs
- Early childhood education programs38 programs
- Aircraft mechanic school4 programs
- Supply chain and logistics training30 programs
- Hospitality management programs17 programs
- Addiction counselor training2 programs
- Community health worker training4 programs
- Coding and software development courses71 programs
- Lineman school8 programs
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- Data analytics courses32 programs
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Where the Missouri mental health technician program numbers come from
Which Missouri mental health technician programs are on this list?
These are the mental health technician programs Missouri approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Missouri offers.
How the prices and results of Missouri mental health technician programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
Sources for the facts about mental health technician training in Missouri
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Psychiatric Technicians and Aides
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List