 Criminal JusticeAssociate Degree
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Earn your Associate Degree in Criminal
Justice —
at home, at your own pace,
with Penn Foster College.
There are certain skills you need to begin a career in the field of Criminal Justice. The Penn Foster College Criminal Justice Associate Degree Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently.
You'll learn about:
- The workings of the courts and criminal justice system
- Police management and law enforcement
- Police studies and psychology
- Security and crime prevention
- The juvenile justice system
And you'll learn it all at home
— no classroom needed!
Start a rewarding, moneymaking career in the growing field of Criminal Justice.
Why
complete
a
distance
learning
Criminal
Justice
Degree
Program?
First,
you
need
to
learn
the
law
enforcement
and
criminal
justice
skills
required
—
then,
with
the
right
credentials,
you
can:
- Earn more than $39,000 per year. Skilled and experienced Criminal Justice professionals can earn more.*
- Work in law enforcement
— upholding rules and regulations
in the community.
- Work in security and
crime prevention — protecting
property and businesses.
- Work in corrections
— working to protect the
rights of the public and
the rights of prisoners
in
the
institutional
setting.
Demand for Criminal Justice professionals will lead to a 13% increase in jobs by 2014.**
Contact Penn Foster College Today.
We'll send you FREE information with absolutely
no obligation! Find out more about the Penn Foster College Criminal Justice Associate Degree Program,
including:
- Textbooks, study guides, and supplements
- Graded projects that let you apply what you've learned
- Instructional
support
- Access to student services by website, phone, and mail
* 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. |
