Program description
If you’re interested in a career where you can work directly with people, you might want to consider Human Services. In this program, you’ll learn about the challenges and the rewards of working in Human Services. Courses are open to those seeking continuing education or further enhancement of their skills in human services.
In this hands-on educational program, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Explore the attitudes, thoughts and feelings of working as a human services generalist.
- Gain direct experience with human service consumers and agencies through internships and class experiences.
Although this program is primarily designed for students seeking a two-year degree, it is possible to transfer your coursework to a four-year college.
There are formal articulation agreements with Metropolitan State University and the College of St. Scholastica (St. Paul Campus).
Student points of pride
- Students have received scholarships to four year programs at local colleges and universities.
- Students hold high level positions in community agencies.
- Students fill multiple front line positions in a variety of settings.
Awards
- AS Degree: Human Services
- 64 credits
- Occupational Certificate: Human Services Technician Certificate
- 30 credtis
Articulation agreements
Occupational programs
Employment of HS workers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations. Opportunities for qualified applicants are expected to be excellent, not only because of projected rapid growth in the occupation but because of substantial replacement needs.
Transfer curriculum
Metropolitan State University and the College of St. Scholastica (St. Paul Campus).
Occupational trends
The following is a sampling of potential jobs n Human Services:
- Adult day care worker
- Activities coordinator
- Behavior management aide
- Case worker
- Case manager
- Child care worker
- Child advocate
- Child abuse worker
- Client advocate
- Community organizer
- Community outreach worker
- Crisis intervention worker
- Domestic violence counselor
- Drug counseling tech
- Family support worker
- Gerontology aide
- Group activities aide
- Group facilitator
- Group home worker
- Home health aide
- Halfway house counselor
- Intake interviewer
- Job coach
- Juvenile court liaison
- Life skills instructor
- Mental health aide
- Neighborhood worker
- Parks & recreation worker
- Pet therapy aide
- Probation officer
- Psychological aide
- Rehabilitation worker
- Residential counselor
- Social services tech
- Therapeutic recreation asst.
- Volunteer director
- Youth worker