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Major Overview for Community Organization and Advocacy

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Overview for Community Organization and Advocacy

A program that focuses on the theories, principles, and practice of providing services to communities, organizing communities and neighborhoods for social action, serving as community liaisons to public agencies, and using community resources to furnish information, instruction, and assistance to all members of a community. May prepare individuals to apply such knowledge and skills in community service positions.

Careers for Community Organization and Advocacy Majors

A major in Community Organization and Advocacy is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Community Organization and Advocacy

Top 47 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Community Organization and Advocacy among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Springfield College
Springfield, MA
458
(49.3%)
Moderately Selective$35,015
SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY
393
(19.1%)
Minimally Selective$5,975
Metropolitan College of New York
New York, NY
159
(70.0%)
$17,720
Touro College
New York, NY
143
(6.5%)
Moderately Selective$20,370
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
141
(4.0%)
Minimally Selective$17,356
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
108
(3.2%)
Minimally Selective$21,454
Boricua College
New York, NY
95
(50.0%)
Highly Selective$9,625
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY
49
(9.1%)
Open Admissions$5,227
Sojourner-Douglass College
Baltimore, MD
43
(25.0%)
Open Admissions$8,878
Siena Heights University
Adrian, MI
37
(5.8%)
Minimally Selective$25,740
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.