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This diverse Career Cluster prepares individuals for employment in career pathways related to families and human needs.

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Career Pathways Career Choices Tips for Successful Planning
  • Early Childhood Development and Services
  • Counseling and Mental Health Services
  • Family and Community Services
  • Personal Care Services
  • Consumer Services
  • Social Worker
  • Psychologist
  • Child Care Worker
  • Substance Abuse Specialist
  • Employment Specialist
  • Psychotherapist
  • Take placement testing at MCC in March/April of Junior year.
  • Take ACT/SAT in spring semester of junior year of high school.
  • Meet annually with high school counselor or MCC academic advisor or call (815) 479-7565.

 

Suggested Coursework

Grade English/
Language Arts		 Mathematics Science Social Science Career Related
Electives
Fresh.
  • Fresh. English
  • Algebra I
  • Geometry
  • Biology
  • Geoscience
  • Geography
  • OFCS - Personal Development & Foods
  • OFCS - Fashion & Interior Design
  • Intro to Business: The Global Economy
  • Intro to Business: Operations & Finance
  • Computer Literacy
  • Bands/Choirs
  • Visual Arts
  • World Language
Soph.
  • Soph. Comp.
  • Soph. Lit.
  • Geometry
  • Algebra II
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Geoscience
  • World History
 Any of the above plus:
  • Fashion Opportunities I & II
  • Child Development
Jr.
  • Junior English
  • Algebra II
  • Pre-Calculus
  • Physics
  • Human Anatomy & Physiology
  • Forensics
  • US History (Constitution)
  • Political Science
  • Economics
 Any of the above plus:
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Accounting I
  • Marketing
  • Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Sr.
  • English Electives
  • Pre-Calculus
  • Intro to Stats & Calculus
  • AP Calculus
  • AP Statistics
  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP Biology
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
 Any of the above plus:
  • Consumer Ed
  • Foundations of Teaching
  • Internship in Education
  • Accounting II
  • Business Law
  • Internship

 

Career Planning

Type of Degree Degree Names
Certificate Career and Technical Education Certificates
Associate's

Career and Technical Education Associate Degrees

Transfer Associate Degrees

Transfer degrees are designed to provide students with a strong general education foundation and prerequisite coursework for continued study at a four-year college or university.

 

Sample academic plans are provided for use by students who have decided on a major but not on an intended transfer school.

 

For students who have decided on a transfer school, transfer guides are provided, showing how courses apply to specific majors at many in-state and out-of-state colleges and universities.
Bachelor's

Human Services

A few examples of baccalaureate majors related to this Career Cluster include the following:

  • Child Development
  • Counseling
  • Family and Consumer Studies
  • Human Development
  • Psychology
  • Social Work

There are many Illinois colleges and universities that offer programs related to these areas of study. To see a full list, please refer to the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) website.