Discover Heartland. Discover... Social Work
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
If you like to help people and are good at maneuvering through complex situations, social work should be on your list of career options! Social work is a practice-based profession that promotes social change, development, cohesion and the empowerment of people and communities. It involves the understanding of the social welfare system, social problems, policy responses of society and the connection to economic and cultural institutions.
You might find social workers in veterans’ affairs, adoption agencies, schools, rehabilitation facilities, housing and community development, counseling private practice, hospitals and many other settings.
There are many reasons to study social work at Heartland Community College:
Applying early is encouraged, so you can get the classes you need at the times you want. Visit heartland.edu/application to apply today!