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Introduction:Stress and anxiety are an integral part of the human nature  and In addition to the positive effects it can have adverse effects on one's life.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of coping program to reducing the level of anxiety, stress of the students.

Method:In this study, 280 students were enrolled and divided into two groups: case and control.

Data collection tools were two questionnaires, included: PSS(14 questions for stress) and COTAL(anxiety)

 after collecting the information, data statically analysis with SPSS21 software.

Results:Of all respondents 139(40.5%) were male and 204(59.5%) were female. The age of 27.1% were under 24years, 28.4% between 25-35 years, and 17.5% between 36-45 and others, over 46 years.

The mean of anxiety before and after teaching was: 35.17±10.02 and 26.98 ± 11.02 and for stress was 29.13±7.39 and 25.67 ± 10.86.

Stress and anxiety decreased significantly after training(p=0.00)

Conclusion: According to the results, we can say: Learning coping strategy with stress and anxiety can reduce them and have positive impact on the mental health of students.