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Message from the Dean:

Welcome to the School of Human Services of Springfield College. The School’s eleven campuses provide quality learning centers for adult students committed to the people-helping professions. As learning centers, we are a bridge that connects the experiences you have had in the past with the opportunities that you will have in the future. During your studies at the School of Human Services, you assess what you have already learned, clarify where you want to be personally and professionally, and identify how to get there—a process that involves not just a couple of years of formal education, but a lifetime of learning to be all that you are meant to be as a human being in community. The School provides the skills to cross that bridge.

Please explore our pages to learn more about who we are and the exciting things we are doing. We look forward to your joining us.

Transforming Careers and Communities

The Springfield College School of Human Services is designed to meet the academic needs of working adults who wish to earn a degree in human services. Located in 11 locations throughout the country, the Springfield College School of Human Services offers:

• Bachelor’s, master’s, and executive master’s programs in human services
• Weekend classes
• Human services degree completion in as little as 16 to 24 months
• Academic credit in the undergraduate program for experiential learning (up to, but no more than, 72 credits may be transferred into the undergraduate program from a regionally accredited institution)
• Financial aid for qualified students
• Personal attention from advisors and academic support services

Graduate classes normally meet one weekend each month, while undergraduate classes meet two weekends per month. The schedule makes it possible for working adults to attend college full-time and meet family needs while earning a human services degree.

Why the Springfield College School of Human Services is better than an online degree program:

The Springfield College School of Human Services provides a rich learning environment where classroom and community experience is intertwined. Unlike online human services degree programs, Springfield College’s human services degree program promotes proactive learning through face-to-face interactions and vibrant discussion with colleagues. Earning a degree in human services from Springfield College is a rewarding and interactive experience that cannot be replicated in an online degree setting.

SHS has a new campus in Houston, Texas!

Springfield College and the YMCA of Greater Houston have formed a partnership to establish the 11th campus of the college’s School of Human Services in Houston, Texas. The new campus will begin to offer classes in September 2008.

The new campus will be located in the YMCA of Greater Houston’s Philips Leadership Development Center, located on East Governors Circle in Houston, Texas.

Contact Marisol Martinez, Director of Recruitment and Admissions, at (800) 727-0004 for more information.

Undergraduate programs of the Springfield College School of Human Services are accredited by the Council for Standards in Human Service Education.

Career Outlook for Human Services

Human services is a broad and varied field where human service workers provide essential services to specific populations at social and welfare agencies, mental health agencies, nursing homes, and hospitals.

Addictions counselors, early childhood education teachers, and criminal justice workers are examples of great careers in the field of human services. The job outlook for those who earn a human services degree is excellent. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has ranked the human services occupation among the most rapidly growing in the country.

Read what some Springfield College School of Human Services graduates have to say about the program:

“The faculty is absolutely excellent. They understand where you’re coming from as an adult learner, and encourage you to keep going.”

-- Yvette Frisby, Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Services, School of Human Services, Springfield, Mass.




The Springfield College School of Human Services offers classes in 11 major metropolitan areas. To find out more about the locations, go to:

• Boston, MA
• Charleston, SC
• Houston, TX
• Los Angeles, CA
• Manchester, NH
• Milwaukee, WI
• St. Johnsbury, VT
• San Diego, CA
• Springfield, MA
• Tampa, FL
• Wilmington, DE

Additional Resources

• Accreditation
• Highlights
• Faculty Resources
• Directory
• Photo Galleries

School of Human Services Office:

• E-mail: shs@spfldcol.edu
• Telephone: 413.748.3204

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