Criminal Justice

Your New Career
Work in security, crime prevention, or corrections. Whichever you choose, you'll have the skills for the job.

• Earn your Associate Degree in Criminal Justice at home in as little as two years by studying just an hour a day for your new career.
• Work in retail security or loss prevention.
• Work within the federal, state, or county courts and corrections systems.
• Increase your career options and earning power in this rewarding career field.

The average salary for trained Criminal Justice professionals is more than $39,000 per year. With on-the-job experience, they can earn more.* They do important, exciting work that keeps the community safe and secure.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, job opportunities for Criminal Justice professionals are predicted to increase 13% by 2014.** Apply the skills you learn in your degree program diligently for a successful and secure future.

Your New Skills
You'll learn every important part of being a Criminal Justice professional.  

• The nature of crime, law, and criminal justice
• How the courts and corrections systems operate
• Theories of crime causation
• Criminal procedures regarding private security
• Police management

*All salary information is based on the "Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition," a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor. Individual student earnings vary.

**Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2014. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics based on experience.