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Welcome to the Human Services Pathway
This pathway focuses on varied human services careers, such as: mental health and community services. Students who are interested in human services should explore career types and educational pathways with our Center for High School Programs Advising and Educational Planning.
Education: planning, managing, and providing education and training services, and related learning support services. Related majors include:
- Early Childhood Education
- Education
- Psychology
- Social Work
Check out the Early Learning and Teacher Education program
Human Services: preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs such as counseling and mental health services, family and community services, personal care, and consumer services. Related majors include:
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
Check out the Social Science Department
Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security: planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective services, and homeland security, including professional and technical support services. Related majors include:
- Criminal Justice
- Criminology
- Legal Studies/Prelaw
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
Check out the Social Science Department
Students can also explore different types of programs and academic pathways in the Course Catalog
Associate Transfer Degrees
Associate – Professional/Technical
Associate Transfer Degrees
Associate – Professional/Technical
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Associate Transfer Degrees
Associate – Professional/Technical
Explore the Social Science Department for Criminal Justice
- Work/volunteer in an elementary school
- BC Early Learning Center – Teacher education for infants, toddlers, preschool & primary age
- Social Science Department
- Psychology Club | Leaders for Change
- RISE Service-learning – Looks good on resumes and transfer applications!
- Transcript notation for Service –Learning
- Research innovation service experiential (RISE) Learning institute
Advising & Educational Planning
- Explore the Human Services, Education, and Law Careers [pdf]
- Running Start:
- College in the High School:
- CEO:
- Schedule academic advising via email with your case manager on Our Staff Page
Last Updated April 15, 2025