Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Human Service Assistants
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Kennesaw State, Shorter College-Professional Studies, Georgia State, and Augusta State.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Abraham Baldwin, Augusta State, Kennesaw State, and Georgia State.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Spelman College and Wesleyan College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Fort Valley State, Savannah State, Albany State, and Shorter College-Professional Studies.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Shorter College-Professional Studies, GNTC, Darton, and Wesleyan College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, Wesleyan College, and Mercer University.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Wesleyan College, Fort Valley State, Savannah State, and LaGrange.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Georgia and Mercer University.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Albany State, Spelman College, Georgia State, and Fort Valley State.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Wesleyan College, LaGrange, Spelman College, and Thomas University.
Working as a Human Service Assistant in Georgia
Social and human service assistants support social workers, health care professionals and others as they help people improve the quality of their lives. They coordinate and lead groups and community activities, and work directly with clients to help them develop living skills and receive social assistance. Read a detailed Human Service Assistant job description and schools overview.
The State of Georgia does not regulate the practices of human service assistants. The Georgia County Welfare Association, as well as the national American Public Human Services Association, can provide helpful professional resources.
Major Industries
Most human service assistants in Georgia work in:
- Community food and housing
- Emergency assistance
- Individual and family services
- Vocational rehabilitation services
Major Employers
A few representative major employers of human service assistants in Georgia include:
- Cherokee County Dispatch Center (Emergency Notification Service)
- North Gwinnett Co-Op (Food Bank)
- Operation Mobilization (Mission)
- Solid Rock Willing Helpers (Food Bank)
- YES Atlanta Incorporated (Youth Centers)
- American Red Cross (Social Service Organization)
- Family Service Department (State Individual and Family Services)
- Habersham Soup Kitchen Incorporated (Social Service Organization)
- Habitat for Humanity (Social Service Organization)
- YMCA (Community Services)
- Rehabilitation Services (Vocational Rehabilitation Services)
- Goodwill Industries (Vocational Rehabilitation Services)
- Walton Rehabilitation Health (Vocational Rehabilitation Services)
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