2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

Practical Skills Applied to Life

The Department of Education and Human Services is a large and diverse department offering degrees in the areas of applied legal studies, teaching certification, paralegal certification, school counseling, higher education administration, mental health counseling, organizational learning, and human resources. At the same time, it is small and flexible enough to tailor programs to your specific needs and goals. Students develop solid clinical training, theoretical knowledge, human relations and teaching skills. They learn real skills for real jobs as they study to become teachers, paralegals, administrators in higher education, counselors for children or adults, and specialists in the human resources field.

The Education and Human Services Department places students in internships and practica so that they may utilize the knowledge and skills they have acquired through course work and receive feedback from program faculty prior to completion of programs. By requiring this of all of our students we are certain that we are graduating students who will be successful in their fields and in aiding the individuals they encounter in their human services oriented work. A strong feature of our program is our adjunct faculty and many of our full-time faculty members who are practitioners in their respective fields.