About Counseling Students

Do you inspire trust, respect, and confidence in those around you? Do you feel a strong desire to help others? Do you consider yourself an excellent communicator and listener? If you answered “yes” to these questions, then you should definitely consider pursuing a degree in counseling. As a counseling student, you’ll learn the skills necessary to work in a variety of public and private environments, including job training centers, healthcare facilities, social agencies, rehabilitation centers, and correctional institutions.

As a counseling degree holder, you’ll enjoy a rosy employment outlook. Experts predict that job growth in this field will continue to grow through 2012 at a faster rate than the national average for all occupations.