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Criminal Justice
Degree
The Criminal Justice Program is designed to prepare individuals for entry-level employment criminal justice field.
THE PROGRAM
The Criminal Justice Program is designed to prepare individuals for entry-level employment or permit persons already employed in the field to upgrade their skills for advancement. Classroom activities are planned to provide instruction related to the skills needed in the criminal justice field.
Knowledge and skills gained through this program typically prepare for or upgrade the skills of those in positions such as Patrolman, Deputy Sheriff, Watchman/Guard, Corrections Officer, or Parole/Probation Officer. All students in this program must complete a common general education core and a career support core.
While not all of the careers listed below are entry-level, they do represent the wide-ranging opportunities in the field of criminal justice:
- Air Marshal
- Bailiff Border Patrol
- CIA Employee
- Corrections Officer
- Court Clerk
- Crime Lab Analyst
- Criminal Investigator
- Customs and Border Patrol Officer
- DEA Agent
- Deputy Sheriff
- Fire/Police Dispatcher
- Fish and Game Warden
- ICE Agent
- Parole Officer
- Police Officer
- Private Investigator
- Probation Officer
- Secret Service Agent
- State Trooper
- Transportation Security
Pathways: Law Enforcement, Corrections, or Homeland Security
Campus Location: The full Criminal Justice Program is available at all campus locations.
Program Details
Certificate
The Criminal Justice Program is designed to prepare individuals for entry-level employment criminal justice field.
THE PROGRAM
The Criminal Justice Program is designed to prepare individuals for entry-level employment or permit persons already employed in the field to upgrade their skills for advancement. Classroom activities are planned to provide instruction related to the skills needed in the criminal justice field.
Knowledge and skills gained through this program typically prepare for or upgrade the skills of those in positions such as Patrolman, Deputy Sheriff, Watchman/Guard, Corrections Officer, or Parole/Probation Officer. All students in this program must complete a common general education core and a career support core.
While not all of the careers listed below are entry-level, they do represent the wide-ranging opportunities in the field of criminal justice:
- Air Marshal
- Bailiff Border Patrol
- CIA Employee
- Corrections Officer
- Court Clerk
- Crime Lab Analyst
- Criminal Investigator
- Customs and Border Patrol Officer
- DEA Agent
- Deputy Sheriff
- Fire/Police Dispatcher
- Fish and Game Warden
- ICE Agent
- Parole Officer
- Police Officer
- Private Investigator
- Probation Officer
- Secret Service Agent
- State Trooper
- Transportation Security
Pathways: Law Enforcement, Corrections, or Homeland Security
Campus Location: The full Criminal Justice Program is available at all campus locations.
Program Details
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