Associate's Degrees in Social Work via Distance Learning?

One of the bartendresses down at the friendly neighborhood local karaoke saloon just caught me reading the premier issue of _Online Degrees_ and was wondering if I might help her find a distance learning associate's degree in social work. While Bears' Guide 15th edition had zillions of bachelor's and master's degrees in social work and even a few doctorates, the only associate's in social work via DL that the Tedmeister could find was Thomas Edison State College (www.tesc.edu). Does anyone know of any other such programs?

 

While there might be some relevant degree programs around it is quite possible that at the Associates degree level they may not be referred to as "Social Work" degrees. Try looking for Associates degrees in Human Services.
Jack
(in some places there has been legislation passed/proposed that prohibits anyone calling themselves a "Social Worker" unless they have an MSW)

 

Thanks for the tip re human services degrees. My friend (who, hopefully, has done her research) seems to think that with an associate's degree there will be some degree-relevant if less senior and less well-paying positions available in the social work field. And she thinks that once she has her associate's degree she'll continue on for more pieces of paper and letters behind her name.

 

I know that with bachelors degree in Social work or in psychlogy
people are working as Social Work Asistant.

My Grandparents atend adult daycare were there is MSW and couple of SW asistance.

Maybe with Associate degree this is posible to get asistant job.
The pay for SW Asistant is on overage 15 USD per hour.
Specially if the person bi libgual, the facility that I'm talking about hosts Russians, Koreans and a few Chineese Sr. Citizens.

 

I believe there's an Associates degree program in Human Services to be found at Empire State and at Upper Iowa State.
Good luck to your friend.
Jack

 

Human Services

hi Ted:

An A.A. in Human Services will usually qualify somebody for something in County Position. Out here there are positions called Eligibility technicians, they administer programs like Medi-Cal, AFDC, General relief, etc. This would be a good starting point for her, once in the county there are a lot of different options she can transfer into.

Take care,


Abner

 

Hi - I'm not sure about Empire State, however it looks like Upper Iowa only offers an AA in General Business or Liberal Arts, not Human Services. They do offer a Bachelor's in Human Services. Also, if by some chance your friend lives in Wisconsin, she can go for a BS in Human Services AND a Social Work Training Certification. You can check out all of the particulars here:

http://www.uiu.edu/catalogs/eu/html/undergrad_degrees_human_services.html#humanservices

- Tom

P.S. I'm sure your friend probably knows this already, but Social Workers do not generally make a great deal of money (compared to other professions), especially those who do not have an MSW. Of course, if this is her passion, then the money shouldn't be a huge factor.

According to salary.com, the median national average for someone with an MSW is $47k/year. For someone with only a BSW, it drops to $39, 500/year. Actually, this isn't too bad come to think of it. I would hope that someone with a Master's degree would make more than $47k/year, but I'm guessing that isn't always the case.

 

When we speak of the "average," are we speaking of average starting salaries or the average salaries for everyone, be they newbies or old-timers with 40 years experience?

 

Try keying into the Google search box:

+"associate of arts in human services" OR "associate of science in human services" +distance OR online site:.edu

Though, because of its length, it may break, on your screen, into two lines, it's actually only one. You should be able to just copy the above line to the clipboard and then paste it into the Google search box and, because there's no actual carriage-return/line-feed in the string, above, it should paste-in as one long text string.

 

Japhy is correct in saying that Social Workers don't make much money. I don't pay much attention to the national figures but I'd bet that the 47K figure is the "average" and not the "average starting salary," (as Ted asked). My brother, a high school teacher, makes more than I do. Beyond that, I believe that Japhy is incorrect in regards to Upper Iowa. I visited the school website before posting the information. If it really matters to anyone I'll be happy to provide the link. Just ask.
Jack

 

DISTANCE LEARNING DEGREES IN SOCIAL WORK/HUMAN SERVICES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES - LEVEL UNSPECIFIED

Ohio University Eastern www.eastern.ohiou.edu (BG15, 359)
State University of New York College of Technology at Canton http://canton.edu (BGDL, 440)

ASSOCIATE'S DEGREES

University of Alaska Fairbanks www.dist-ed.uaf.edu (BGDL, 576) Human Services
University of Alaska Southeast www.uas-sitka.net (BGDL, 476) Human Services
Alaska Pacific University www.alaskapacific.edu (BGDL, 99; PGDLP, 23) Human Services
Allegany College of Maryland www.ac.cc.md.us (BGDL, 101) Human Services
Bismarck State College www.bismarckstate.edu (PGDLP, 38) Human Services
Charter Oak State College www.cosc.edu (BG15, 104) Human Services
Fort Peck Community College www.fpcc.edu (BGDL, 228) Human Services
Kellogg Community College www.kellogg.edu (PGDLP, 127) Social Work
University of Maine www.enm.maine.edu (MTCFCD, 221) Social Services
Mercy College www.mercy.edu (BG15, 121) Human Services
Mount Wauchsett Community College www.mwcc.mass.edu (BGDL, 329; PGDLP, 157) Human Services
Northampton County Area Community College www.northampton.edu (PGDLP, 163) Social Work
Saint Joseph's College www.sjcme.edu (PGDLP, 197) Human Services
Saint Mary of the Woods College www.smwc.edu (BG15, 170) Human Services
State University of New York Empire State College www.esc.edu/cdl (BG15, 110) Human Services
Thomas Edison State College www.tesc.edu (BG15, 133; MTCFCD, 201) Public & Social Services; Social Work

BACHELOR'S DEGREES

University of Alabama www.nc.ua.edu/exd (MTCFCD, 205) Human Services
University of Alaska Fairbanks www.dist-ed.uaf.edu (BGDL, 99; PGDLP, 236) Social Work
Alaska Pacific University www.alaskapacific.edu (BGDL, 99; PGDLP, 23) Human Services
Antioch University www.antioch.edu (BG15, 155) Human Services
Athabasca University www.athabascau.ca (BG15, 98; PGDLP, 30) Human Services
Burlington College www.burlingtoncollege.edu (PGDLP, 46; MTCFCD, 63) Human Services
University of Calicut http://collegeskerala.com/calicut (BG15, 177) Social Work
Charter Oak State College www.cosc.edu (BG15, 104; MTCFCD, 77) Human Services
Central Missouri State University www.cmsu.edu/extcamp (BG15, 102) Social Work
Central Queensland University www.dtls.cqu.edu.au (BG15, 103) Social Work
Charles Sturt University www.csu.edu.au/study/de.html (BG15, 104) Social Work
Christopher Newport University www.cnuonline.cnu.edu (BG15, 105) Social Work
Concordia University Minnesota www.cshs.csp.edu (BG15, 157; BGDL, 186) Human Services
Dalhousie University www.dal.ca/de (BGDL, 195) Social Work
Elizabethtown College www.etown.edu (BG15, 159; MTCFCD, 100) Human Services
Fort Hays State University www.fhsu.edu (PGDLP, 98) Human Services
Grand Valley State University www.gvsu.edu (MTCFCD, 113) Social Work
Lakehead University www.laurentian.ca/~disedwww/menu.html (BG15, 119; BGDL, 288; PGDLP, 129) Social Work
Laurentian University www.laurentian.ca/cce/index.htm (BG15, 119; BGDL, 292; PGDLP, 131) Social Work
Lesley University www.lesley.edu (BG15, 161) Human Services
Madonna University www.madonna.edu (PGDLP, 138) Social Work
University of Manitoba www.umanitoba.ca/distance (BGDL, 497; PGDLP, 250) Social Work
Memorial University of Newfoundland www.ce.mun.ca (BG15, 121; BGDL, 313; PGDLP, 144) Social Work
Monash University www.monash.edu.au/offcampus (BG15, 122) Social Work
Mountain State University www.cwv.edu (MTCFCD, 87) Social Work
Northern Arizona University www.distance.nau.edu (PGDLP, 168) Social Work
Northern Michigan University www.nmu.edu/ce (PGDLP, 169) Social Work
Old Dominion University www.odu.edu/dl (BG15, 125; PGDLP, 176) Human Services Counseling
Prescott College http://aztec.asu.edu/prescott.col (BG15, 167; MTCFCD, 168) Human Services
Presentation College www.presentation.edu (BGDL, 378) Social Work
Saint Joseph's College www.sjcme.edu (BG15, 170; MTCFCD, 178) Human Services
Saint Mary of the Woods College www.smwc.edu (BG15, 170; BGDL, 399; MTCFCD, 179; PGDLP, 198) Human Services
University of South Africa www.unisa.ac.za (BG15, 144) Social Work
Southern Cross University www.scu.edu.au (BG15, 172) Human Services; Social Services; Social Work
Southern Oregon University www.sou.edu/ecp/distlearn/index.html (BG15, 173) Human Services
State University of New York Empire State College www.esc.edu/cdl (BG15, 110) Human Services
Thomas Edison State College www.tesc.edu (BG15, 133; MTCFCD, 201) Human Services; Social Work
Union Institute & University www.tui.edu (BG15, 175) Social Work
Upper Iowa University www.uiu.edu (BG15, 149; MTCFCD, 251; PGDLP, 278) Human Services
University of Victoria www.distance.uvic.ca (BG15, 147; BGDL, 531) Social Work
University of Waterloo www.uwaterloo.ca (BG15, 148) Social Work
Western Washington University www.ac.wwu.edu/~extended/ilearn.html (BGDL, 562; PGDLP, 286) Human Services

GRADUATE DEGREES - LEVEL UNSPECIFIED

Michigan State University www.msu.edu/~sw (PGDLP, 146; PGGPSS, 624)
University of Minnesota Twin Cities www.cce.umn.edu/idl (PGGPSS, 636)
University of Texas Arlington www.utsystem.edu (PGGPSS, 641)
University of Washington http://depts.u.washington.edu/~ssweb (PGGPSS, 642)

MASTER'S DEGREES

University of Akron www.uakron.edu/distance (BGDL, 473) Social Work
Bellevue University www.bellevue.edu (PGGPSS, 604) Human Services
University of Calicut http://collegeskerala.com/calicut (BG15, 177) Social Work
California State University Long Beach www.uces.csulb.edu (PGGPSS, 617; PGDLP, 49) Social Work
Capella University www.capella.edu (BG15, 156; BGDL, 148; MTCFCD, 111; PGDLP, 51; PGGPSS, 605) Human Services
Charles Sturt University www.csu.edu.au (BG15, 104) Human Services; Social Work
Cleveland State University www.csuohio.edu(BGDL, 166; PGDLP, 64) Social Work
Concordia University Minnesota www.cshs.csp.edu (BG15, 157; BGDL, 186, 575) Human Services
Dalhousie University www.dal.ca/de (BGDL, 195) Social Work
Eastern Oregon University www.eou.edu (BG15, 109) Social Work
Edith Cowan University www.ecu.edu.au (BG15, 109) Human Services
Florida State University http://online.fsu.edu (BG15, 112; PGDLP, 97) Social Work
Grand Valley State University www.gvsu.edu (MTCFCD, 113) Social Work
James Cook University www.oia.jcu.edu.au (BG15, 117) Social Policy & Social Work
Michigan State University www.vu.msu.edu (BGDL, 316) Social Work
University of Minnesota Duluth www.d.umn.edu/~sw (PGGPSS, 636) Social Work
Monash University www.monash.edu.au (BG15, 122) Social Work
University of North Dakota www.und.nodak.edu/dept/conted/learn.htm (BG15, 179; BGDL, 514; PGDLP, 259) Social Work
University of Otago www.otago.ac.nz/courses/distance_study/index.html (BG15, 143) Social Work
Radford University www.radford.edu (PGGPSS, 626) Social Work
Regent University www.regent.edu (BG15, 128; PGDLP, 190) Human Services Counseling
South Bank University www.lbsu.ac.uk (BG15, 172) Social Work
Southwest Missouri State University http://ce.smsu.edu (PGDLP, 215) Social Work
University of Vermont http://learn.uvm.edu (BGDL, 530; PGDLP, 272) Social Work
University of Wyoming http://outreach.uwyo.edu (BGDL, 537; PGDLP, 277) Social Work

DOCTORAL DEGREES

Capella University www.capella.edu (BG15, 156; BGDL, 148; MTCFCD, 111; PGDLP, 51; PGGPSS, 605) Social Work; Human Services
James Cook University www.oia.jcu.edu.au (BG15, 117) Community Welfare & Social Work
University of Luton www.luton.ac.uk (BG15, 139) Social Work
Walden University www.waldenu.edu (BG15, 183; BGDL, 548; MTCFCD, 255; PGDLP, 281; PGGPSS, 612) Human Services

ABBREVIATIONS

BG15 = Bears' Guide, 15th edition
BGDL = Barron's Guide to Distance Learning
MTCFCD = Marcie Thorson's Campus Free College Degrees
PGDLP = Peterson's Guide to Distance Learning Programs
PGGPSS = Peterson's Guide to Graduate Programs in the Social Sciences