School of Human Services at Springfield College

School of Human Services

Transforming Careers and Communities

The academic programs of Springfield College’s School of Human Services are designed to meet the needs of working adults who wish to earn a degree in human services. Located in 11 locations throughout the country, the Springfield College School of Human Services offers:
  • Bachelor’s, master’s, and executive master’s programs in human services
  • Weekend classes
  • Human services degree completion in as little as 16 to 24 months
  • Up to 72 credits may be brought into the undergraduate program through transfer credit from a regionally accredited institution and/or experiential learning (credit varies depending on state regulations).
  • Financial aid for qualified students
  • Personal attention from advisors and academic support services
Graduate classes normally meet one weekend each month, while undergraduate classes meet two weekends per month. The schedule makes it possible for working adults to attend college full-time and meet family needs while earning a human services degree.

Why the Springfield College School of Human Services is better than other degree programs in Human Services:


The Springfield College School of Human Services provides a rich learning environment where classroom and community experience are intertwined. The School’s human services degree programs promote proactive learning through face-to-face interactions and vibrant discussion with colleagues. And—starting in January 2009—the School will offer in select campus locations online blended courses, which combine the face-to-face experience with extensive utilization of an on-line platform, the Manhattan Virtual Classroom. The Manhattan Virtual Classroom is a Web-based virtual classroom system that includes live chat, a variety of discussion groups, areas for the professor to post the syllabus and other handouts and notices, and a module for organizing online assignments. Earning a degree in human services from Springfield College is a rewarding and interactive experience that cannot be replicated at any other degree program in human services.

SHS has a new campus in Houston, Texas!


Springfield College and the YMCA of Greater Houston have formed a partnership to establish the 11th campus of the college’s School of Human Services in Houston, Texas. The new campus began offering classes in September 2008.

The new campus is located in the YMCA of Greater Houston’s Philips Leadership Development Center, located on East Governors Circle in Houston, Texas.

For more information contact:
Benita Williams
Assistant Director of Administration
E-mail: bwilliams@spfldcol.edu
School of Human Services
Springfield College
2122 E. Governors Circle
Houston, TX 77092
(713) 681-1120
Toll Free (866) 252-8801
Fax (713) 682-2366

Undergraduate programs of the Springfield College School of Human Services are accredited by the Council for Standards in Human Service Education.

Career Outlook for Human Services


Human services is a broad and varied field where human service workers provide essential services to specific populations at social and welfare agencies, mental health agencies, nursing homes, and hospitals.

Addictions counselors, early childhood education teachers, and criminal justice workers are examples of great careers in the field of human services. The job outlook for those who earn a human services degree is excellent. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has ranked the human services occupation among the most rapidly growing in the country.

Read what some Springfield College School of Human Services graduates have to say about the program:

“The faculty is absolutely excellent. They understand where you’re coming from as an adult learner, and encourage you to keep going.”

-- Yvette Frisby, Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Services, School of Human Services, Springfield, Mass.




The Springfield College School of Human Services offers classes in 11 major metropolitan areas. To find out more about the locations, go to:
Dean's Welcome
Dean Robert J. WIlley, Jr.

Robert J. Willey, Jr., Ph.D.
Dean, School of Human Services
Phone: 413.748.3985
E-mail: rwilley@spfldcol.edu
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Springfield College 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA 01109-3797 413.748.3000
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