Online ASSOCIATE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES in Human Services

The human services specialization allows students the flexibility of moving into transfer programs into psychology, social work, human services, sociology and other fields. Occupational titles, depending on educational achievement, of human service workers may include Case Worker, Case Management Aide, Eligibility Counselor, Social Service Aide, Probation Officer, Mental Health Counselor or Crisis Intervention Manager.

The program offers a 135-hour, 3-credit human services capstone course, HMS 290 Coordinated Internship, that is designed to provide students opportunities to practice, apply, and explore values, knowledge, and skills learned in their coursework to a public or private human services agency, under the guidance of experienced practitioners who serve as placement supervisors.

Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) is a comprehensive, multi-campus public institution of higher education.

Through its four locations — the Middletown and Fauquier Campuses, the Luray-Page County Center, and Vint Hill — the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the City of Winchester.

Lord Fairfax Community College offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. Lord Fairfax Community College also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. Lord Fairfax Community College serves more than 7,600 unduplicated credit students and more than 10,450 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.