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 correctional facility, state correctional facility, federal correctional facility, youth detention center, treatment facility, or halfway house.

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
• Writing skills at or above the high school level

Virtual Realities

WITC's simulation programs provide the next best thing to actual experience: opportunities to sharpen skills in [almost] real life settings. Read more.

Program-Specific Requirements

As a student in this program, you must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have a high school diploma or GED

Students seeking certification for working in Wisconsin must:

• Pass an oral interview
• Pass a physical examination
• Complete a criminal history records check; the student cannot be convicted of a federal felony or of any offense which, if committed in Wisconsin, could be punished as a felony unless the student has been granted an absolute and unconditional pardon

Program Outcomes

Employers will expect you graduates 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 during interactions with difficult people
• Interpret correctional and juvenile 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 report
• Apply restraints

Program Costs

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