Ivy Tech Community College; Changing Lives
Human Services
If you’re looking for a career that will allow you to help others, you may want to check out our human services program. It’s designed to provide meaningful training for students interested in working with people. The program emphasizes the personal attitudes, technical knowledge, and practical skills necessary to obtain entry-level employment in a wide variety of social service settings. As human services paraprofessionals, graduates reach out to individuals, families and communities.

Sample careers in this field: Case management, community corrections, counseling, residential and behavioral technician, social services, victim's advocate, volunteer coordinator

Curriculum
View the curriculum for this program and all others currently available at Ivy Tech.

Locations
The human services program is offered at the following campuses. Please click on the campus of interest below for contact and campus specific program information:

Bloomington

Contact:
Robert Soto
Program Chair
Phone: (812) 330-6125
rosoto@ivytech.edu

Central Indiana

Contact:
Eric Comstock, Chair
(317) 921-4426
ecomstoc@ivytech.edu

Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana offers the Human Services Generalist AS degree.  This degree is for students who do not intend to transfer to a four-year university after completing the associate degree.   Please click here to see the required courses for the Generalist A.S. degree in Human Services. 

 Students intending to transfer are encouraged to pick up the advising sheets for:

Columbus
East Central (Anderson, Marion, Muncie)
Contact:

Anderson/Marion
Sue Skinner
1-800-589-8324, ext. 3324
sskinner@ivytech.edu

Muncie
Emily Reeder
Program Chair
1-800-589-8324, ext. 1351
ereeder@ivytech.edu

Evansville
Human Services Program Summary

For more information, please contact Mary Hess, Program Chair, at (812)429-9885.

Fort Wayne
Contact:
Mary Anna Bradshaw, Program Chair
260-480-4290
mbradsha@ivytech.edu
Kokomo (Kokomo, Logansport)
Contact
Laura Hapner
Program Chair
(800) 459-0561
ext. 389
Lafayette
Contact
Jo Micon
Program Chair and Assistant Professor, Human Services
(765) 269-5730
Northwest (Gary, East Chicago, Valparaiso, Michigan City)
Richmond
Contact:

Darryl T. Decker
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs Support
Distance Education Academic Advising and Support
Ivy Tech Community College - Richmond
2357 Chester Boulevard
Richmond, IN 47374-1298
Phone: 765-966-2656 x1123
Fax: 765-962-8741
Email: ddecker@ivytech.edu
www.ivytech.edu/richmond

Sellersburg
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Contacts

Angelia Morrow
Faculty Support Secretary
812 246.3301, ext 4191

Mark Kinkle
Chair School of Health Services and School of Public and Social Services
812 246.3301, ext 4295

Maurice McCormick
Associate Professor in Human Services
812 246.3301, ext  4200
South Bend (Elkhart, South Bend, Warsaw)
For more information contact Joann Phillips at 574-289-7001, ext. 6372 or jphillips148@ivytech.edu.
Southeast Indiana (Lawrenceburg, Madison)
School of Public and Social Services - Human Services Program

Seifert, Margaret - Madison & Lawrenceburg Campus
mseifert@ivytech.edu
265-2580 ext 4171
(800) 403-2190 ext 4171

Wabash Valley (Terre Haute)
Regional Degree Offerings:
  • Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree
  • Associate of Science (AS) Degree
  • Technical Certificate (TC)

Concentrations in this Program:

  • Correctional Rehabilitation Services (AAS)
  • Direct Support Professional (AAS)
  • Generalist (AAS)
  • Mental Health (AAS)
  • Substance Abuse (AAS)

Contact:

Cathy Alsman
Program Chair
812-298-2343
calsman@ivytech.edu