Overview

Combining traditional theoretical and experiential learning, the Addiction Counselor programme from Kansas City Kansas Community College offers students the opportunity to grow personally and professionally. KCKCC works to provide an open and flexible learning environment. Scheduling and advising are tailored to the students be they working professional, traditional students, or nontraditional students.

Upon satisfactory completion of all degree requirements, students gain knowledge, skills and develop the attitudes needed to pursue work in the behavioral health fields, specifically, the substance use disorder treatment profession. Coursework is geared to nationally standardized best practices in the SUD field. Coursework prepares students to continue to their bachelor’s degree as well as develop the knowledge needed for successful completion of the national exams established as standards for credentialing/licensure at state and national levels.

Key Facts

To be licensed as an addiction counselor in the state of Kansas, applicants must earn a bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and complete specific coursework related to addiction counseling as outlined in state statute and regulation. (See: Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (KS-BSRB). Students are encouraged to seek out the relevant credentialing/licensure requirements of the state in which they plan to work. Advisors at KCKCC work to assist, but it is the students’ responsibility to ensure they understand the requirements of the regulating body for the profession.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Individual Counseling and Assessment Skills

Family Therapy

Ethics: Addiction Counseling

Pharmacology: Addiction Counseling

Group Dynamics and Addictions

Counseling and Services Coordination

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

18 SCH

18-33

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Kansas City, United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to the college.

Completion of an Associate Degree or bachelor’s degree (consult with program specific advisor)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

4230 USD / year

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Out-of-State

4212 USD / year

≈ 4212 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

2178 USD / year

≈ 2178 USD / year

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