Two higher-education schools have teamed up to allow students from Cañada College in Redwood City to earn a degree from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont.

Starting in the fall, Cañada students will be able to earn a bachelor’s in human services from NDNU without leaving their Redwood City campus.

NDNU faculty will teach courses to the community-college students who have finished requirements for acceptance into the university’s Human Services program. Cañada, in turn, will provide the classrooms and other space in its new state-of-the-art University Center.

The joint program seeks to offer a seamless transition for Cañada students who wish to pursue a human-services degree.

“Human Services is one of the fastest-growing programs at NDNU because people with human-services training are in high demand in both corporate and nonprofit organizations,” said Barbara Caulley, director of NDNU’s Professional Studies Program. “It’s exciting to be able to offer this program to Cañada College students at a location that is convenient and familiar.”

Establishing such a project with NDNU is a natural progression for the college, Cañada President Tom Mohr said. The schools already have a transfer agreement for students.

“We currently have a large number of students transferring to Notre Dame de Namur,” Mohr said. “This partnership will make it more convenient for them to earn a bachelor’s degree, and that’s the primary concept behind the University Center.”

Positions in the human-services arena are diverse and have expanded in scope because of recent federal and state legislation.

Human-services employees often work in health organizations, fire safety, law enforcement, psychology, government and other areas.

Students interested in the joint program should attend one of two information sessions at Cañada — May 27 in Building 2 in Room 10 and June 2 in Building 3 in Room 142, both from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information, contact Caulley at 650-508-3684 or bcaulley@ndnu.edu.