Program Overview
Earn your Associate Degree in Criminal
Justice — at home, at your own pace,
with Penn Foster College.
There are certain skills you need to begin a career in the field of Criminal Justice. The Penn Foster College Criminal Justice Associate Degree Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently.
Your courses include:
- Criminology
- Police Studies
- Ethics in Criminal Justice
- Criminal Law
And you'll learn it all at home
— no classroom required!
Start a rewarding, moneymaking career in the growing field of Criminal Justice.
Why
complete
an online
Criminal
Justice
Degree
Program?
First,
you
need
to
learn
the
law
enforcement
and
criminal
justice
skills
required
—
then,
with
the
right
credentials,
you
can:
- Earn more than $45,000 per year. Skilled and experienced Criminal Justice professionals can earn much more.*
- Work in law enforcement
— upholding rules and regulations
in the community.
- Work in security and
crime prevention — protecting
property and businesses.
- Work in corrections
— working to protect the
rights of the public and
the rights of prisoners
in
the
institutional
setting.
Demand for Criminal Justice professionals will lead to an increase of more than 19% in career opportunities through 2018.**
Contact Penn Foster College Today.
We'll send you FREE information with absolutely
no obligation! Find out more about the Penn Foster College Criminal Justice Associate Degree Program,
including:
- Textbooks, study guides, and supplements
- Graded projects that let you apply what you've learned
- Instructional
support
- Free online library
- Access to student services by website, phone, and mail
* All salary information is based on the "Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition," a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor. Individual student earnings vary based on experience.
** Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2018. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.