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Social Work at Hudson County Community College

Social Work at Hudson County Community College

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Hudson County Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

HCCC is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 7,039 students attend the school each year.

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

HCCC Social Work Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Work

HCCC Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at HCCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Hudson County Community College.

HCCC Social Work Associate’s Program

84% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of social work associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social work only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at HCCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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HCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social work graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hudson County Community College with a associate's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Hudson County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,060 $67,700
Marriage and Family Therapists 4,150 $72,380
Social and Community Service Managers 3,370 $88,570
Healthcare Social Workers 3,120 $64,570
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 2,790 $73,810

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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