MSW Students:
Building Diversity
CSU Monterey Bay
College of Professional Studies
Department of Health, Human Services & Public Policy
CSUMB MSW Students 2012
Presented by
Vivienne Orgel, MSW
Outreach, Recruitment and Admissions
Coordinator
and Lisa Stewart, Ph.D.
Interim MSW Program Director
CSUMB MSW Students 2012
A total of 32 students
• 91% (29) Female
• 9% (3) Male
• 25% (8) Hispanic
• 9% (3) African American
• 3% (1) Native American
• 3% (1) Asian American
• 3%1 Multiracial
CSUMB MSW Students 2012
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25% (9) bilingual (Spanish)
6% (2) other bilingual (ASL/Russian)
28% (9) first generation to attend college
6% (2) Veterans
CSUMB MSW Students 2012
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66% (21) from the Central Coast:
Monterey, 53% (17)
Santa Cruz, 13% (4)
Santa Clara County – 1
CSUMB MSW Students 2012
• 6% (2) county employees Monterey County Family and Social Services
CSUMB MSW Students 2012
Age Distribution
30 and younger: 72% (23)
31-40: 22% (7)
51-60: 3% (1)
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31% (10) CSUMB graduates
34% (11) Other CSU graduates
13% (4) UC graduates
22% (7) Other
• 88% (28) recent college graduates, within last
5 years
• 13% (4) received a bachelor’s degree more
than 5 years ago
CSUMB MSW Students 2012
Majors
• 28% (9) Psychology
• 16% (5) BSW
• 16% (5) Other Social and Behavioral Sciences
• 41% (13) Other
CSUMB MSW Students 2012
The MSW student demographic information is
based on enrollment data as of 7/31/12
Fall 2011 Cohort
• A total of 30 students from the Central
Coast tri-county area:
– Monterey, 60% (18)
– Santa Cruz, 20% (6)
Fall 2011 Cohort
• 47% (14) bilingual - Spanish speakers
• 30% (9) first-generation college
students
• 1 veteran & 1 military background
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24 Female
6 Male
15 Hispanic
2 African American
1 Multiracial
Fall 2011 Cohort
• 83% (25) Recent college graduate,
within last 5 years
• 17% (5) Received a bachelor’s degree
more than 5 years ago
• 50% (15) CSUMB graduates
• 67% (20) CSU graduates
• 23% (7) UC graduates
Fall 2011 Cohort
Majors
• Psychology
MSW Students 2010
• A total of 41 students
• 85% (35) from the Central Coast tricounty area:
–Monterey, 73% (30)
–San Benito, 2% (1)
–Santa Cruz, 10% (4)
• 10% (4) from the Santa Clara County
MSW Students 2010
• 34% (14) first-generation college
students
• 1 veteran & 2 military wives
• 40% (17) bilingual (Spanish,
American Sign Language, French,
German, Italian, Russian &Tagalog)
MSW Students 2010
• 90% (37) female
• 10% (4) male
• 41% (17) Hispanics
• 32% (13) White
• 10% (4) multi-racial
MSW Students 2010
• Age Distribution
–30 and younger: 59% (24)
–31-40: 22% (9)
–41-50: 7% (3)
–51-60: 7% (3)
–60 and over: 5% (2)
MSW Students 2010
• 71% (29) recent college graduates,
last five years (Some of them were
re-entry students and working
professionals.)
• 29% (17) received a bachelor’s
degree more than 5 years ago
MSW Students 2010
• 56% (23) CSUMB graduates
• 76% CSU graduates (CSUMB, SFSU,
SJSU, CSU Sacramento, CSU Stanislaus
& CSU Chico)
• 15% UC graduates (UCSB, UCSC, UC
Irvine & UCLA)
• 10% (4) received a bachelor’s degree
from out-of-state universities
MSW Students 2010
• Major
–BSW (1)
–Psychology
–Social and Behavioral Sciences
–Liberal Studies
–Human Development
–Other