Get a criminal justice degree at Kaplan College
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Criminal Justice (Associate of Applied Science)
A criminal justice degree opens up endless options in jobs and many different career paths you can take. You need to have a good base of knowledge in the criminal justice and liberal arts fields to pursue these careers. You can get this solid foundation at Kaplan College. We offer an Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice that can help you follow your chosen career path by allowing you to pursue a number of exciting job opportunities.
Criminal Justice Training
With Kaplan College's program in criminal justice, you can learn the skills and knowledge necessary to secure an entry-level position in the ever-growing criminal justice profession. If your goal is obtaining an associate's degree for a career change or preparing to further your education, Kaplan College can help.
After graduation, you will qualify for entry-level positions in federal, state, and local criminal justice organizations, such as:
- Police departments
- Law enforcement offices
- Juvenile correctional facilities
- Prisons
- Private sector security departments
- Sheriff's department
Associate of Arts
The broad field of Criminal Justice includes a variety of career options in state and local government, law enforcement, corrections, corporate security, plus more! Each area focuses on some aspect of keeping your community safe and secure. If you want to go into the criminal justice field, a degree from Kaplan College and its criminal justice program can help you learn the tools of the trade.
This program has a hands-on curriculum which lets you gain confidence and skills using real world training to lead to job success. The coursework focuses on criminal behavior, legal theory, and other important aspects of criminal justice that widens your career scope in today's job market.
- Real-World Externship: Before you graduate, students will complete an externship so they can gain experience in a real workplace and learn more about their future careers.
- Career Opportunities: When you successfully finish our program, you receive an Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice. This will enable you to compete for jobs in both the public and private sectors, ranging from law enforcement to security. There are also openings in many other areas including crime and loss prevention, theft deterrence, system protection and protection of confidential information and property. Some examples of corrections jobs include rehabilitation counseling for inmates or juvenile offenders.
- Applying computer and network security measures
- Collecting and analyzing computer-based evidence
- Data recovery and decryption
- Maintaining the integrity of the chain of evidence
- Hardware and software repair
- Associate of Applied Business: Criminal Justice
- Associate of Applied Science: Criminal Justice
- Associate of Applied Science: Paralegal Studies
- Associate of Arts: Criminal Justice
- Associate of Science: Criminal Justice
- Certificate: General Practice Paralegal
- Diploma: Legal Administrative Assistant
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Associate of Applied Science: Computer Forensics
Careers in homeland security, criminology, data recovery, and data security represent the reality of the times. Crime is undoubtedly an factor in our everyday lives. The investigation and analysis of criminal activity performed on the computer, also known as cybercrime, is the newer career field called computer forensics Kaplan College offers a program in Computer Forensics which will prepare you to enter this highly technical field; the courses will train you in all the technical skills you need.
Computer Forensics Program
You will receive physical instruction as well as lectures in many areas of computer investigation and analysis. Some areas are:
Real-World Externship Experience
Before graduating, you will need to do an externship in order to garner the proper skills to work in the field.
Career Opportunities
When you finish the program, you will have earned an associate of applied science degree, which will lead to many career opportunities. Graduates from this program are equipped to enter the information security sector in nation and local communities, relevant posts including data and network security officer, intrusion detection officer, and various careers in the judicial system.
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