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Human services programs in Delaware

3 human services programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these human services programs, and Delaware has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Social and human service assistants help clients in fields such as psychology, rehabilitation and social work. Most need at least a high school diploma and learn on the job, though some employers prefer an associate's or bachelor's degree in human services or a related field.1

In Delaware, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

All 3 are the same kind of program: human services or social work (associate degree).

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How much do human services programs cost in Delaware?

$13,878 to $13,998

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not reported
None of the 3 programs report it

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Delaware may also offer human services programs. How these figures are made

Are there free human services programs in Delaware?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 human services programs in Delaware approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Human services or social work (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Human Services

    Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Credit

    Wilmington

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Credit, WilmingtonHuman services or social work (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$41,500
    Price if you pay yourself$13,878

    17 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Human Services at Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Credit
    More details about Human Services at Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Credit
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    38%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,378
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,200
    Students counted
    619
    Earned a year, estimated
    $41,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $13,878
    students trained with WIOA funding
    17
    Program website, Human Services at Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Credit

  • Human services or social work (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Human Services

    Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit

    Georgetown

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit, GeorgetownHuman services or social work (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$21,000
    Price if you pay yourself$13,878

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Human Services at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit
    More details about Human Services at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    40%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,262
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,200
    Students counted
    523
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $13,878
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8
    Program website, Human Services at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit

  • Human services or social work (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Human Services

    Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit

    Dover

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit, DoverHuman services or social work (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,998

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Human Services at Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit
    More details about Human Services at Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,200
    Students counted
    489
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $13,998
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Human Services at Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit

How to pay for human services programs in Delaware

WIOA funding can pay for human services programs in Delaware

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for human services programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for human services programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Human services programs in Philadelphia, Seaford, Dover and other Delaware cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Delaware

How human services programs compare with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Delaware

Where the Delaware human services program numbers come from

Which Delaware human services programs are on this list?

These are the human services programs Delaware approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Delaware offers.

How the prices and results of Delaware human services programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about human services programs in Delaware

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Social and Human Service Assistants
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List