AA/AS in Criminal Justice and Corrections

The Associate of Science in criminal justice introduces students to careers in policing, the court system and private security. Other options include working as a corrections, probation or parole officer, investigating crime scenes, or doing loss prevention for a company. The complete degree can be taken online, which helps students who work or live far from campus. Local agencies mentioned by the department include the county sheriff, several city police departments and two state correctional facilities in the area. Entry requires a secondary school diploma or equivalent along with satisfying the state testing-readiness rules. Fields-of-study listings give students a way to organize their course choices within the discipline before they move on to a university program. Program details and course listings are published in the college catalog for the current year.