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Grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, Elmira College provides a collaborative and supportive environment that enables students to become active learners, effective leaders, responsible community members, and globally engaged citizens.
The legacy of academic excellence at Elmira College runs deep with a heritage and culture that have been forward-thinking from day one, as the first college for women with a course study equivalent to men's.
At Elmira, you’ll have opportunities that shape your future, raise your sights and equip you with targeted tools and skills to succeed in the professional world. Join a community that’s close-knit, fun-loving, and just the right amount of quirky.
Elmira College makes a private education more affordable than you realize, with a number of ways to get the financial assistance you may need. Our financial aid office can guide you through options, including scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs.
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Become a leader and shining light to individuals, families, groups, and communities. You’ll guide people and communities through difficult situations while promoting social and economic justice.
Social work is challenging but gratifying, and few careers have as deep of an impact on people’s lives and the communities where we live. This is frontline work that makes a huge difference! Also, social work is a broad field that offers many opportunities for you to explore and find the job that best suits you. EC’s BSSW program will teach you about the different career avenues you can take, grow your skills through hands-on experiences, and help you network with the many local social work and nonprofit organizations here in Elmira. You’ll be in small classes taught by experienced professors who will get to know you and set you up for success, whether you want to find a job right away or earn a graduate degree.
EC's Social Work program emphasizes an understanding of human behavior and the social environment. You’ll learn about social welfare policy and services and gain an understanding of the theories and methods that guide social work. You’ll learn about non-discriminatory and respectful practices that recognize the many diverse and intersecting attributes of your clients and how to help promote social and economic justice for them. You’ll come away knowing how to be a skilled communicator and professional guided by ethics in the social work profession, so that you can go directly to practice or further your studies in a graduate program. What’s more, this program pairs well with other majors and/or minors, particularly Psychology and Criminal Justice. Pairing your studies will increase your options and further enhance your skills.
With a BSSW, you can either start working in the field of social work right away or you can pursue a graduate degree, such as a master’s in social work (MSW) or a related field. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, growth in the social work field is expected to be faster than in other occupations, with a projection of 7% employment growth from 2022-2032 nationally. Medical social workers have projected growth during this period at 10% with mental health and substance use social workers projected at 11% growth. New York State long-term occupational projections indicate community and social service organizations will see a 27.8% growth from 2020 to 2030. The Finger Lakes region - where Elmira College is located - is projected to see a 28.3% increase in jobs from 2020 to 2030.
If you still have a few questions and would like an Admissions Counselor to reach out, click here to request more information.
Elmira College is currently in pre-candidacy for accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Board of Accreditation (BOA).
Pre-candidacy for a baccalaureate or master’s social work program by the BOA indicates that it submitted an application to be reviewed for candidacy and received approval of its Benchmark 1 from CSWE accreditation staff to move forward for a candidacy review within 1-year. A program that has attained pre-candidacy status has not yet been reviewed by the BOA nor verified to be compliant with the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).
Students that are admitted to pre-candidate programs in the fall (or later) of the academic year in which the program is granted candidacy status will be retroactively recognized as graduates from a CSWE-BOA accredited program as long as the program attains initial accreditation. Candidacy is typically a 3-year process and attaining pre-candidacy does not guarantee that a program will eventually attain candidacy and initial accreditation.
Pre-candidacy applies to all program options, which includes locations and delivery methods.
Accreditation provides reasonable assurance about the quality of the program and the competence of students graduating from the program.
Review our program’s pre-candidacy status in CSWE’s Directory of Accredited Programs. For more information about social work accreditation, contactCSWE’s Department of Social WorkAccreditation.
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