Human Services Program Learning Outcomes
As a human services major at Cambridge College, you’ll gain the skills needed to work with people in a way that preserves their dignity and builds on their strengths, empowering them to address their concerns and leading to better outcomes.
You’ll learn to identify and work with the strengths inherent in individuals, families, and communities. Gain practical skills to assist people to make positive changes that will improve the quality of their lives. And prepare for personal and professional growth.
You’ll also build a solid base for graduate studies in a wide variety of professional and academic fields, and become an effective agent of positive change.
Jobs in Human Services
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the health and human services industry is growing rapidly, offering a wide range of professional opportunities for candidates with the essential skills and training.
Our graduates have gone on to work and lead in a variety of settings—working with adolescents in residential programs, with the elderly in nursing homes, in community health centers, as program directors, as case managers, and as outreach workers. They also work in prevention and in treatment, in after-school programs, and criminal justice programs.
Graduates of the bachelor’s program are also well positioned to enter graduate studies in human services, psychology, counseling, social work, and related fields.
Example Human Services Courses
The human services degree at Cambridge College includes courses such as:
- Strategies for Change
- Case Management for Human Services
- Community Building Principles and Strategies
- Human Services Field Education
Download the Human Services program sheet.
Human Services Scholarships and Financial Aid
Get financial assistance to help pay for your degree in Health and Human Services. In addition to scholarship opportunities, you might also be eligible for federal and state grants, loans, and other types of financial aid.
The first step is completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Learn more about applying for financial aid.