Human Services

A.A.S. Degree

Helping people to help themselves is the common thread in human services. But the field is diverse and extensive. You may work in education, child care, social services, community action, mental health, home health, or recreation.

Field Experience
Career Opportunities
Transfer Options
Degree Requirements
Program Chair / Faculty

Field Experience

As part of your six-credit internship you will work in a human service agency. This field work course enables you to work for 224 hours in direct care helping people to help themselves.

Career Opportunities

Our graduates work as teachers in child development programs, child care workers in group homes, examiners in social service agencies, recreation specialists in geriatric settings, and caregivers in centers for children who are developmentally disabled, among other positions.

Transfer Options

Although the A.A.S. Human Services degree is not designed primarily for transfer, students have continued their education at four-year institutions. Graduates have transferred to:

For specific transfer information, contact the Counseling, Career, and Transfer Services office.

Program Requirements

Program requirements by semester are detailed in the Degrees and Certificates (pdf, 1.6MB) section of the TC3 college catalog.

All sections of the current college catalog are available online.

Program Chair / Faculty

Ken McEwan

Program Chair
Professor (Human Services)

B.A. , SUNY College at Cortland; M.S.W. , Syracuse University, C.S.W. ; 1988 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching; 1989 National Teaching Award for Excellence, University of Texas.
E-mail Professor McEwan

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