Social Work Major

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About

If you’re interested in working directly with people to improve their lives, then you’re in luck—social workers are in high demand! According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, the need for licensed social workers is expected to grow by 25 percent in the next six years. Goshen College’s social work program is nationally respected and has a historically high job placement rate. At GC, our knowledgeable faculty will give you personalized attention, helping you combine your interests in helping others, resolving conflict and promoting social justice.

As a social work major, you’ll find many opportunities for activism on campus and in the community, including a mandatory senior internship. Through coursework and supervised practice experiences, you’ll develop the skills you need to succeed in graduate school or the professional world of social work. In fact, over 90 percent of GC social work alumni in graduate school have been granted advanced standing in their programs. And in recent years, every single social work graduate who sought employment was employed within four months of graduation!

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Stats

100%

of recent social work grads seeking employment were employed within 4 months of graduation

90%

of social work alumni in graduate school have been granted advanced standing in their programs

94%

of GC social work students achieve the program’s competency benchmarks

100%

of alumni agree that social work faculty are genuinely interested in students  

#1

best school in Indiana for social work majors

97%

of social work alumni are satisfied or very satisfied with their undergraduate education

Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.

Students & Alumni

Becca Yoder '13
Social Work Major

Becca Yoder '13

Becca Yoder, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, graduated in 2013. She is a singer, a Spanish interpreter, a volunteer and a peacemaker who came to Goshen College to study social work, Spanish and women's studies.

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Gretchen Geyer '15
Social Work Major

Gretchen Geyer '15

Back in high school, social work major Gretchen Geyer knew she wanted to attend a small, liberal arts school with an emphasis on social justice. For her, Goshen College was the perfect fit.

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Jesse Loewen '18
Social Work

Jesse Loewen '18

Jesse Loewen battled hardships through college, but worked hard to earn his social work degree, and is now an academic counselor at Goshen College.

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Aranza Torres '15
Social Work Major

Aranza Torres '15

Aranza Torres is a social work graduate from Waco, Texas. She came to Goshen to study peace, and has since had the opportunity to create peace through advocating for the DREAM Act.

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Daniel Klink '18
Interdisciplinary

Daniel Klink '18

For Danny Klink '18, from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, helping others isn’t a hobby—it’s his future career. That’s why he declared a interdisciplinary studies major focusing on physical education, social work and sociology

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Ardy Woodward '17
Art and Social Work Double Major

Ardy Woodward '17

Ardys Woodward, a 2017 art and social work graduate from Kansas, came to Goshen for its strong academics, but quickly felt at home in a place where critical thinking is common even outside the classroom.

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Faculty & Staff

Jeanne Liechty View Profile

Jeanne Liechty

Professor of Social Work
Director of Social Work Program

Kelly Eberhart View Profile

Kelly Eberhart

Visiting Professor of Social Work

Carol Jarvis View Profile

Carol Jarvis

Professor of Social Work

Kendra Yoder View Profile

Kendra Yoder

Associate Professor of Social Work

Veronica Berkey View Profile

Veronica Berkey

Administrative Assistant for Social Work Sociology & Anthropology & Art

David Lind View Profile

David Lind

Professor of Sociology
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