Social Work

Degree Offered: Associate in Arts

Credits Required: 62

The Social Work program at CCBC prepares students as agency-based, generalist social workers who will be able to provide services that promote the well-being of individuals, families, groups and communities, and who are committed to working toward a just, equitable and caring society free from oppression and discrimination. Professional practice settings for entry-level generalist social workers include child welfare, family preservation, mental health/mental retardation, drug and alcohol, juvenile justice, gerontology (elderly services), shelters for battered women, homeless shelters, community food banks, neighborhood citizen organizations, hospitals, and rehabilitation facilities.

The Social Work Associate Degree program will prepare you to be an effective and knowledgeable professional in our diverse, multicultural, urbanized, global, and technologically-oriented society.