Human Services

Choose a career of service

If you want a career where you play an important role helping people, the Human Services program at Marshalltown Community College may be the perfect academic preparation for you.

You will be a highly marketable employee when you complete MCC’s Human Services program.

You can choose an entry-level career located in a human services agency, health care center, correctional or rehabilitation center, school system, gerontology-centered organization, family therapy or counseling center, or substance abuse treatment and prevention center.

Or you may choose to transfer to a four-year college or university with a solid core of human services skills and education.

This service industry is one of the fastest growing career areas in today’s society. And one of the most needed skills in human services positions is compassion - a true sympathy for difficult life situations of others. Jobs in human services are service oriented, involving care for and helping people with special needs.

If you are a people person, someone who loves to work with others, human services offers many rewarding career opportunities including: child development workers with mentally retarded; youth service workers in facilities for delinquent and dependent youth; residential staff in schools for children with disabilities; education staff in facilities for disabled children; and supervisors in career programs with adults with disabilities.

Meet the instructor

         Dr. Robert L. Moore, Professor

            BS, University of Florida

            MS, Iowa State University

            EdS, University of Florida

            PhD, University of Florida

            Robert.Moore@iavalley.edu

            Toll-free in Iowa  866-MCC-IS-IT

            641-752-7106, ext. 256

 

Career Options

With MCC’s Human Services curriculum, you develop the solid academic background that makes your future successful. Our courses prepare you to step right into an entry-level human services position with knowledge that sets you apart from other applicants. You will find that your education is relevant and applicable in the current job market. Plus, you will have an internship in a human service agency - chosen by you and your faculty advisor.

If you choose to continue your education at a four-year school to earn a bachelor’s degree, you will be ready for junior and senior level courses, and ahead of others because of your hands-on practicum experience. Your internship gives you the opportunity to gain a broad understanding of human services careers. Your experiences will help make all of your future education “make sense.” You won’t go in feeling lost; you’ll have the edge.

 Degree Details

• List of Human Services Courses

• Degrees Offered

  • Human Services AA

   

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"I loved MCC as a non-traditional student. The classes were small and I got to know the instructors who were always available to help. Even now, years later, I come back to MCC and people remember me. The professors take a personal interest in your success and your future. MCC helped me by laying the foundation for everything else I have done."

Rhonda Draisey graduate of MCC

Drake University and the University of Wisconsin-Stout

Currently a rehabilitation counselor for the State of Iowa

 

“I was a transfer student to UNI from MCC and going to MCC first was one of the best decisions I've made about college thus far. I knew that I was interested in the social sciences right away which helped me focus on classes that would prepare to transfer right into my major at UNI but if you're not sure what you like, MCC is even more perfect.”

Lana Jenness

UNI student working on master’s degree in social work