Master's of Social Work brought to Jefferson Higher Education Center at JCC

Jefferson Community College (JCC) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Brockport and Nazareth College of Rochester that will bring a master’s of social work program to the Jefferson Higher Education Center on JCC’s campus in Watertown.     The Greater Rochester Collaborative Master of Social Work (GRC MSW) program, a unique collaborative between Nazareth College and The College at Brockport, is scheduled to be offered at the Jefferson Higher Education Center beginning in the Fall 2013 semester.

The two programs to be offered on Jefferson’s campus in Watertown are an advanced standing program and a 60-credit program, both of which will be offered part-time. The advanced standing program, beginning in the fall of 2013, is for the applicant who has received a bachelor's degree in social work from a Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited program within the past eight years. The successful candidate completes a 36-credit program part-time in five semesters. The 60-credit program, beginning in the fall of 2014, is for the applicant who does not have a bachelor's degree in social work or who has otherwise not met the criteria for advanced standing. That program is completed in four years part-time.  The program’s focus on community based practice is unique in its emphasis on leadership in interdisciplinary teamwork across social systems.  The GRC MSW program prepares competent, advanced social work practitioners to address the anti-violence, women’s health, child welfare, aging and poverty challenges through community collaboration, partnership and empowerment.

For more information regarding application and admission to the GRC master’s in social work program, please contact Brad Snyder, admissions coordinator at SUNY Brockport, via email at bsnyder@brockport.edu or by calling 585-395-8452.  To learn more about the Jefferson Community College Higher Education Center, please contact Jill M. Pippin, Dean for Continuing Education at Jefferson Community College, 315-786-2238.