Human Service - Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Human Service from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a Campus Associate Human Science degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Because life is measured not by the number of breaths you take, but in the number of moments that take your breath away. Those breath-taking moments are pretty frequent in the human services professions. Helping others help themselves to gain a higher quality of life has rewards associated with it that money cannot buy. So, if you enjoy working with people and empowering them to reach their full potential, than a career in human services may just be the right choice for you. Entry into the human services profession requires more than a willingness to help others and and ability to work well with the community of need. It requires knowledge and skills as well as an earned degree from an accredited institution of higher education. You will have that entry-level passport to a professional career in human services with an earned AAHS degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania . And you can earn it in just two years (four semesters) in our affordable and conveniently located program of study offered on the main campus, in Erie at the Porreco Center, and increasingly through on-line courses. Is an Associate of Arts Degree in Human Services right for me? Yes it is! That is, if you: Want a rewarding professional career working with people in need; Have a desire to enhance quality of life for yourself and others; Desire job security in an expanding field What can I do with an AAHS degree? As our regional and national economy continues its transition from primary manufacturing, it is clear that the demand for new employees in the service sector will continue to be strong. The fastest growing sector of the economy is the service industry. Along these same lines of change, as our population continues to grow and longevity continues to expand, there will be a corresponding high demand for skilled services for the elderly as well as for children and youth. The persistent challenges of poverty, addiction and other social problems will require a coordinated response from the human service community for some time to come. View more details on Edinboro University of Pennsylvania . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Human Science courses.