AAS, DIPLOMA
Human Services Eligibility Workers (HSEW) are highly sought after by Minnesota County Human Services agencies across the state, and Pine Technical and Community College offers two program levels to prepare you for a career in this field. The classroom portion of the program can be completed though online learning and virtual attendance while the internship occurs at a local county agency. These programs have been developed in consultation with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, and PTCC is the only Minnesota institution with an approved DHS program, with access to the DHS computer systems MAXIS, MEC2, and MMIS. The associate degree and diploma levels provide the needed competencies to meet the requirements to test with the Minnesota Merit System.