Human Services at Dutchess Community College

Every human services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human services program at Dutchess Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Human Services section at the bottom of this page.

DCC Human Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Human Services

DCC Human Services Rankings

Human Services Student Demographics at DCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human services majors at Dutchess Community College.

DCC Human Services Associate’s Program

74% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of human services associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in human services only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at DCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

DCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in human services graduates 8% 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 human services.

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 Human Services

If you plan to be a human services 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
General Human Services	70

Careers That Human Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in human services 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
Social and Human Service Assistants	37,340	$37,180
Community and Social Service Specialists	15,510	$56,110
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700

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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