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# Get Started: Human Services

If you're a good listener and you have a yearning to make a difference, human services is a perfect fit for you! You could become a therapist or study for a counseling career.

## About JJC Human Services

Earn a degree or certificate through JJC's Human Services program. As a Human Services student, you'll review case studies, learn basic strategies that professionals use in the field and participate in fieldwork. JJC's program offers:

- Affordable classes and opportunities to start working in the field as you go to school
- A transfer program that allows you to complete your bachelor's/master's in less time - as little as two years after JJC

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## How to Get Started

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## Did You Know...

- Most human services positions are [expected to increase](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/Community-and-Social-Service/Social-and-human-service-assistants.htm) by more than 9** percent** from 2020-2030, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Students can choose to transfer to a four-year school or start working in the field after receiving an associate degree
- Popular human services careers include (some of these may require advanced degrees): caseworker, social worker, outreach counselor, crisis counselor, therapist and victim advocate

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