Human Services at Mount Wachusett Community College

What traits are you looking for in a human services school? To help you decide if Mount Wachusett Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's human services program.

MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,187.

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.

MWCC Human Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Human Services (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Human Services

MWCC Human Services Rankings

Human Services Student Demographics at MWCC

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

MWCC Human Services Associate’s Program

94% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of human services associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in human services at MWCC are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Wachusett Community College with a associate's in human services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mount Wachusett Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Services	29

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 MA, the home state for Mount Wachusett Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Social and Human Service Assistants	15,230	$35,390
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Community and Social Service Specialists	910	$44,880

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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