Criminal Justice - Corrections

10-504-2 Associate Degree (two-year)
Offered at New Richmond and Superior

Corrections. Criminal Justice. Law.

With growing inmate populations and stricter institutional mandates, county and state correctional departments need trained and certified employees. This degree will give you the background you need to work in a county, state, or federal correctional facility or youth detention center.

Ethical. Accurate. Self-confident.

Successful graduates have certain characteristics and skills that help them succeed in the field. As you prepare for your career, you should strive to reach a comfort level in the following courses or skills:

• Basic keyboarding and computer skills
• Basic math skills
• Reading skills at or above the high school level

Admission Requirements

General Admission Requirements

Program Outcomes

Employers will expect you, as a graduate of the program, to be able to:

• Summarize the administrative and managerial functions within the correctional system.
• Contrast the various components of criminal behavior and the criminal justice system.
• Apply verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills to a corrections-related interview process.
• Interpret correctional law.
• Summarize the probation and parole structure.
• Apply security procedures when responding to potentially dangerous situations.
• Outline the juvenile and adult criminal justice system.
• Distinguish the numerous functions of community corrections.
• Apply ethnic awareness to supervisory situations.
• Write a court-ready document.
• Apply restraints.
• Demonstrate core abilities.

Program Costs

The estimated total program cost for the two-year Criminal Justice - Corrections program is approximately $8,200. View more information on program and costs.