Bridging New Heights: Creating Linkages Between Community Colleges and Baccalaureate Programs

Abstract

The community college has long been a point of entry to undergraduate education for many students. This article highlights the role of the Baccalaureate Social Work Program (BSW) in creating linkages between the Human Service Education Program at the community college and the social work professional. The focus of the discussion centers on the BSW-Human Service Program efforts to collaborate and build a bridge that may be spanned by students. Barriers to student retention, curricular issues and strategies for developing relationships between Human Service and BSW programs are issues for consideration by all program faculty.