Education is an important medium of acquiring skills and knowledge. Our education begins at home. Thereafter, as we grow we go to schools, colleges and other educational institutes.
Overview: Penn State’s online criminal justice degree program can provide students with the tools to lead, serve and protect local, state and national interests. This program’s academic home is at Penn State Harrisburg, and it is the first online program in the nation to be awarded certification through the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. According to the program’s webpage, “This certification underscores the high praise that the online program receives for quality criminal justice instruction.”
PSU’s World Campus made it onto the No. 1 spot on the Open Education Database’s “Top Online Criminal Justice Colleges.” This criminal justice program also ranked No. 4 on CriminalJusticeDegree.net’s top four list of best online degree programs, as well as No. 2 on The Best Schools’ list of “The 20 Best Online Bachelor of Criminal Justice Degree Programs.” Finally, U.S. News and World Report included this program within its “Best Online Programs” for bachelor’s degrees in 2015.
Unique Courses: Policing in America, Corrections in America and Border Security
Overview: At Regent, students can obtain their degree in criminal justice on campus or fully online. This degree program is founded on the principle that criminal justice is a moral responsibility of governments that demands moral excellence on the part of its agents, diligent study and careful application. This program will prepare students to become high-level critical thinkers and excellent professionals, ready to enter the career field. Graduates of this degree program will be prepared for careers in various local, state, federal and international law enforcement agencies and organizations, as well as graduate-level education in law, government/political science, criminal justice, public administration or public policy.
Regent University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associates, baccalaureate, masters and doctorate degrees.
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Overview: Graduates of ECPI’s criminal justice program can work in a variety of settings, involving investigations, security, law enforcement, forensic science and technology. This program’s schedule is year-round so that students may earn their degrees within just two-and-a-half years. Career opportunities available to those with this degree include law enforcement agencies, homeland security, border protection, corrections, fraud investigation and public and private security. The curriculum at ECPI is designed to teach students to understand policies and procedures of law enforcement, legal system and court structure, security and surveillance principles and technology to investigate, solve, track and deter crime.
ECPI University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) to award the associate’s, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees and diplomas.
Unique Courses: Organized Crime, Criminal Justice Documentation and Private Security I
