Seattle Central Community College

Website Links

Description

Spring Quarter 2011 BAS Admissions Deadline is NOVEMBER 15, 2010, Fall Quarter 2011 BAS Admissions Deadline is April 30, 2011. Seattle Central Community College has been approved by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities which established a bachelor ’s degree program that began in fall, 2009. The degree creates a continuing educational and professional pathway for Associate of Applied Science students. It is designed specifically for students in social and human services, chemical dependency, child and family studies and interpreter training to earn a bachelor ’s degree in Applied Behavioral Science. The Bachelor ’s program in Applied Behavioral Science (BABS) at Seattle Central Community College addresses three urgent needs in applied behavioral sciences: Currently in the Puget Sound region there is a shortage of credentialed human services specialists to work with drug abuse, mental illness, homelessness, domestic violence, school failure and other endemic societal issues requiring skilled social service providers. As shown in the proposals, there is a supply gap of approximately 300 trained individuals at the baccalaureate level regionally, a shortage which costs the region enormous resources through expenditures brought about by hospitalization, incarceration and emergency interventions. This applied behavioral sciences degree provides a cadre of trained specialists to meet the extensive and diverse treatment needs of the largest population of clients in the state. Seattle Central Community College, in partnership with Edmonds Community College, Bellevue College, Highline Community College, and Lake Washington Technical College, is uniquely qualified and prepared to develop this applied degree pathway for behavioral science professionals. With the baccalaureate option, students are able to move from short-term certificates and related Associate of Applied Science degrees to further foundational and specialized coursework, creating access to multiple high demand jobs within many areas of applied behavioral sciences, including: Employers will benefit from this degree by having a large pool of graduates qualified for current high demand baccalaureate-level positions that require specific job skills.

Products & services

Similar companies nearby