College of Education Health and Human Services
School of Health Sciences
www.kent.edu/ehhs/hs


About This Program

The Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention undergraduate certificate prepares graduates to sit for the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services exams to become a certified prevention specialist assistant in the state of Ohio.

Contact Information

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

  • 20.5% much faster than the average
  • 254,000 number of jobs
  • $99,090 potential earnings

Mental health and substance abuse social workers

  • 16.8% much faster than the average
  • 123,200 number of jobs
  • $48,720 potential earnings

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

  • 24.7% much faster than the average
  • 319,400 number of jobs
  • $47,660 potential earnings

* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.