Program Description The Criminal Justice diploma program prepares students for a multitude of careers in criminal justice, including numerous government and non-government areas. These careers include opportunities in law enforcement, policing, private security, border enforcement, intelligence, criminal profiling, legal services, private investigations, and community peace officers.
The program provides a liberal arts education for adaptable career-minded individuals who are self-motivated and effective decision makers, with a focus on the development of responsible leaders for criminal justice careers. Possessing good communication and problem solving skills, as well as a positive attitude and values, makes students well suited for this program. Graduates will receive a Criminal Justice Diploma.
The program is designed to prepare students to enter any one of many areas of public, contract, or private criminal justice occupations. Studies include exposure to an array of investigative techniques and practices including forensics, crime scene investigations, threat and risk assessments, and methods for gaining employment in the field of your choice.
Rapid change, new technology, and increasing criminal sophistication demand that a criminal justice employee be well informed for a diverse and exacting profession. Police services, law enforcement industry trainers and educators have identified the key components and competencies required in the criminal justice community. In addition to leadership skills, these key competencies include ethics, analytical thinking, self-confidence, communication skills, flexibility, diligence, patience, self-control, problem solving, and physical skills. During the program students are encouraged to attain the necessary skills and fitness level to pass the testing requirements demanded by law enforcement organizations. Criminal Justice organizations expect applicants to be involved in their community and students are encouraged to volunteer for various groups and agencies.
The challenging and rewarding two-year program gives students the skills that future leaders in criminal justice will need to succeed. Students will also gain an understanding of the criminal justice system through studies in human relations, psychology, sociology, investigations, policing, security, criminology, and law.
