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Public Administration & Social Service at Dutchess Community College

Public Administration & Social Service at Dutchess Community College

If you are interested in studying public administration & social service, you may want to check out the program at Dutchess Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 8,034 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

DCC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

DCC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at DCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Dutchess Community College.

DCC Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

74% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public administration & social service associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in public administration & social service only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at DCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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DCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public administration & social service graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dutchess Community College with a associate's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dutchess Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services 70

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & social service can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Dutchess Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers 163,250 $156,260
Social and Human Service Assistants 37,340 $37,180
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 28,530 $58,050
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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