Welcome!

To the website for Health and Human Services. This site is intended to provide information to prospective students, to current students, and to the public about the Health and Human Service program at South Texas College. This page contains a general overview of the Health and Human Services program, contact information for the chair of the program, and links to faculty pages, and the Healh and Human Service club page. Please feel free to browse the site. Email question or comments about the website to Alan J. Lipps, Ph.D.

Health and Human Services is a two-year program of study for individuals who want to work in agencies or organizations which offer social services to individuals, families or special populations. This degree program is also ideal for human service workers  who wish to make themselves more proficient in currently held employment. After completion of this degree program, the student will be prepared to work in a variety of public and private social service settings, including programs in schools and hospitals,juvenile detention and residential facilities, crisis centers, information and referral programs, hospices. employee assistance programs, nursing homes, home health agencies and adult day care  centers as well as other organizations and agencies which offer counseling services to children and families, victims of domestic violence, people with disabilities, pregnant teenagers, and many other special populations. A copy of the current degree plan can be viewed, printed, and/or saved to disk by clicking the link. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, however to access the file.

No Person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored or conducted by South Texas College on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.