Allied College

Allied College mission is simple:

We want to offer an instructional and informative education that will prepare you for a lifelong career in health care or criminal justice and that will provide you far more than a paycheck.

Quality Career Training for Twenty-Five Years

Allied College has a twenty-five year history of providing quality career training with our first campus, Allied College - North in St. Louis, Missouri opening in 1981. Then in 1992, the second Allied Campus (South) opened its doors in Fenton, Missouri.

High-Tech Institute owns and manages each of the two Allied Colleges. HTI consists of 22 campuses in 15 states nationwide including the Allied Schools.

Allied College offers degree programs in the following career fields:

• Dental Assistant
• Massage Therapy
• Medical Assistant
• Medical Billing & Coding
• Pharmacy Technician
• Surgical Technologist
• Criminal Justice

Financial Assistance is available for students who qualified.

Allied College also offers:

• Graduate Placement Assistance
• Experienced Instructors
• Modern training facilities and equipment
• Flexibility with day and evening classes for you convenience

Earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in criminal justice

Details of the Criminal Justice Program

You can earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in less time than you may think with Allied College\'s Criminal Justice program.

What Type of Work is Available for Criminal Justice Professionals?

Juvenile Justice

Become a Juvenile Probation Office or a Youth Counselor and help shape the lives of America\'s youth. All it takes is one person to make a difference.

Judicial Administration

A career in Judicial Administration allows you to work on the front lines of fighting crime as an:

• Investigator
• Police Officer
• Highway Patrol Officer
• Sheriff\'s Deputy
• Coast Guard Crewman
• or Park Ranger

You will actively serve, protect, and fight against crime.

Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement entails supervising over 3 million criminals in jails, prisons, boot camps and halfway houses. They need these qualified workers to work with offenders or do the administrative work behind the scenes.

Correctional Administration

Make every day your day in court by becoming an integral part of the judicial process. Students of the Correctional Administration program can find work as a court clerk, court reporter, bailiff or victim\'s advocate and help form the justice system in the United States.

What will you get from our Criminal Justice program?

• Study of constitutional and criminal law
• Principles of criminalistics and investigation
• Education in how prisons and jails work
• Overview of juvenile justice system
• Understanding function and purpose of parole and probation systems
• History and objectives of terrorist organizations and what the U.S. does to counter international and domestic terrorism
• Knowledge of role and function of police in the community
• Training in policy and law regarding use of deadly force by police and others authorized to bear firearms
• Skills for crisis intervention
• Theories of criminal behavior

Which career choices can graduates choose from?

Once you complete the program, you can being an exciting career working as:

• Corrections or Parole Officer
• Juvenile Detention Officer or Youth Counselor
• Group Home Supervisor, Correctional Treatment Specialist or Probation Coordinator
• Bailiff or Victim Services Specialist
• Corporate Security Specialist, Corporate Investigator or Homeland Security Officer
• Police Officer
• Detective or Highway Patrol Officer

NOTE: You must be licensed as a peace officer to work in law enforcement in Missouri.

This requires that you:

• Graduated POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) Program
• Passed the Missouri Peace Officer License Exam.

Make sure you verify certification requirements of another state if you are considering moving away from Missouri.

Classroom Procedures

No prerequisites are required for any of the courses as each stands on its own as an independent unit of study. Start at the beginning of any course and work your way through all of the required classes. The program combines classroom study as well as hands-on experience.

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