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CT State Manchester’s Human Services associate degree prepares students to work in the broad and diverse field of human services, a profession developing in response to and in anticipation of the direction of human needs and human problems in the 21st century. The goal of the program is to improve the quality of life for all of society. The associate degree curriculum provides a general background for work with children, families and adults. Most professions in human services require academic work beyond the associate degree for continuing professional work and advancement. Individuals with an associate degree may be employed as case management aides, human services workers, residential managers, gerontology aides, special-education teacher aides, mental-health technicians and social-service technicians. The program prepares each student through exposure to the most current thinking in the field, hands-on experience and community networking.