Criminal Justice

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Work on the Front Lines of Crime or Behind-the-Scenes

Work on the front lines of crime or go behind-the-scenes with an Associate of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Anthem Education Group. As there has been an increased emphasis on homeland security in recent years, so too have there been increased demands for criminal justice professionals.

This Associate of Science Degree is offered both at our ground campus and online from Anthem Education Group.

You can learn the skills to join an incredibly diverse and rapidly growing criminal justice field. An Associate Degree in Criminal Justice will help qualify you for plenty of different jobs. Be a detective, border patrol agent, juvenile judge, court clerk and more.

This program is available at the following locations:

Career Choices That Are Available To Our Graduates

Upon graduation, you will be qualified to work:

At prisons as a Corrections Officer or Parole Officer
At youth facilities like juvenile boot camps as a Juvenile Detention Officer or Youth Counselor
At adult facilities like halfway houses and group homes as a Group Home Supervisor, Correctional Treatment Specialist or Probation Coordinators

In courts as a Bailiff or Victim Services Specialist
At corporations and governmental agencies as Corporate Security Specialist, Corporate Investigator or Homeland Security Officer
In law enforcement as a Police Officer*, Detective* or Highway Patrol Officer*

*PLEASE NOTE
Each State has its own certification requirements to work in law enforcement independent of our training.

Anthem Education Group's Criminal Justice Program Offers Our Students:

An Associate of Applied Science Degree
Study of criminal and constitutional law
The principles of investigation and criminalistics
Education on jails and prisons
An overview of the juvenile justice system
An understanding of probation and parole systems
The history of terrorist organizations
Knowledge of the role and function of police
Training in the law and policy governing use of deadly force
Skills in crisis intervention
Theories of criminal behavior

Classroom Procedures

Each course stands alone as a unit of study and is not dependent upon prerequisite training. A student may enter the program at the beginning of any course and continue through the sequence until completion of all courses. The course work consists of lecture/demonstration and practical applications.

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We are not currently accepting applications for our Online classes from the following states: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas.