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You may already know this, but people often imagine a crime scene when they hear the word criminal justice. Not everyone in the industry gets to work at a crime scene though. And people in supervisor or investigative positions most likely started at the bottom and had to work their way up.
Many criminal justice jobs require people to have experience in one of the following positions:
- Patrol officer
- Correctional officer
- Probation officer
The field of criminal justice is huge, and you may have to carry a firearm. You may even be in a situation where you’d have to use your firearm against another person. Would you feel comfortable working with offenders? If you work in corrections, probation, parole and within institutions, you may be in contact with offenders on a daily basis.
Most people working in the field of criminal justice find it challenging. No matter where you work or the criminal justice career you choose, your environment may cause you to stay sharp and alert. There are times when you’ll be expected to protect and defend.
Other times you may need to become authoritative. Or, you may have to work long hours. However, if you like working with your mind and helping protect the rights of others, a career in criminal justice may be a good fit for you.
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Posted Thursday, Apr 1, 2010 by Jon Barilone
Enrollment at community colleges is up while state and local financial support is down says a survey recently conducted by the League for Innovation in the Community College and the Campus Computing Project1. These two trends are forcing local schools to turn students away in an effort to cap enrollment numbers.
Statistically speaking, having a post-secondary education certificate or degree means earning a higher salary in comparison to those with just a high school diploma or equivalent. That statement has been confirmed in numerous studies and surveys2 and is often one of the driving factors for those looking to continue their education. With community colleges unable to meet the needs of everyone who wants to improve their life through education, career colleges can fill the gap and provide better value.
A first-time analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education and other public agencies will be released Thursday, April 1 to display the value of private sector career education. The study was conducted by the Parthenon Group’s Education Center of Excellence3 in response to insinuations that career colleges do not deliver as much value as community colleges. Among the findings are the following conclusions:
- For-profit colleges serve a larger proportion of “high-risk” students—students who pose a greater risk of dropping out of school;
- For-profit colleges have a higher success rate of students attaining their sought after degree or certificate or transferring elsewhere within five years of enrollment;
- For-profit students yield a greater earnings gain (an average of 54 percent) through their studies than community college students;
- For-profit students are less likely to be surprised by the amount they owe at the end of their studies than community college students.
If you are looking to continue your education in hopes of bettering your situation in life, consider Everest. Everest Colleges, Institutes and Universities provide career-oriented diploma and degree programs in healthcare, criminal justice, skilled trades, business, paralegal4, and information technology. To learn more about our campuses and programs, visit www.Everest.edu or call 1-888-741-4270.
For more information about the analysis or to request a copy of the data, please contact Michelle Lancaster of Stanton Communications at (800) 426-1887.
1http://www.campuscomputing.net/content-item/winter-2010-survey-community-college-presidents-30-march-2010
2http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2008/section2/table.asp?tableID=895
3The Parthenon Group study was commissioned by Corinthian Colleges, owner/operator of Everest Colleges, Institutes and Universities.
4Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public, except as permitted by law. The Phoenix and Mesa ground campuses of Everest College Phoenix are the only Everest campuses offering an ABA-approved Paralegal program. ABA-approved programs are not offered in an online format.
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WASHINGTON — Rialto police officer Crystal Gonzalez received the Career College Association (CCA) 2010 GREAT (Graduate Recognition for Excellence, Achievement and Talent) Award at a ceremony in the Cannon House Caucus Room on Wednesday, March 10.
CCA President Harris Miller presented the award to Gonzalez, a 2007 graduate of Everest College in Ontario, California, for her outstanding academic and personal achievements. Gonzalez’s determination to be a source of positive change in her community where she serves as a police officer and her heroism serving our nation overseas made her an ideal recipient of this year’s GREAT Award.
As a child, Gonzalez knew that she wanted to be a police officer. To pursue this goal, she decided to join the military to serve her country and gain valuable professional skills. Joining the military just before 9/11, she was promptly deployed to Afghanistan and then to Iraq, where she provided supplies to Special Forces troops. While in Iraq, Gonzalez was involved in an accident where the driver of her tanker truck crashed into a ravine filled with water, trapping her and her partner. Through tremendous effort, she managed to kick open the gun turret hatch and swim to the surface, but with her partner still trapped inside the truck, she dived back into the water, pulled him back up to safety, and performed resuscitation on him until he was breathing again on his own. It was this act of heroism that solidified Gonzalez’s resolve to continue to help others by becoming a police officer. After the military, she enrolled at Everest College choosing Criminal Justice as her major. She graduated with a 3.9 GPA. Following her education at Everest College, Gonzalez finally realized her goal and enrolled at the police academy, graduating in the top 10 of her class and becoming an officer with the Rialto Police Department.
“Career colleges graduate some of this country’s most extraordinary students, many of whom balance career and family as they overcome overwhelming challenges,” Miller said. “CCA’s GREAT Award recipients represent the power of educational achievements, and the dedication to reaching goals. We applaud Crystal Gonzalez for her heroism, service and sacrifice. We are proud to present her with this award.”
Since the program’s inception in 2004, the GREAT Awards have honored recent career college graduates who have overcome extraordinary difficulties and circumstances to be where they are today. In past years, CCA has honored military veterans, disaster survivors, and other truly outstanding individuals whose stories are inspiring and memorable.
About the CCA
The Career College Association (CCA) is a voluntary membership organization of accredited, private post-secondary schools, institutes, colleges and universities that provide career-specific educational programs. CCA has more than 1,600 members that educate and support over one million students each year for employment in over 200 occupational fields. CCA member institutions provide the full range of higher education programs: masters and doctoral degree programs, two- and four-year associate and baccalaureate degree programs, and short-term certificate and diploma programs. Visit CCA at www.Career.org or follow us on Twitter: ccanow.
About Everest College
Everest College provides career-oriented diploma and degree programs in healthcare, criminal justice, skilled trades, business, paralegal, and information technology. Everest College has 11 campuses in the Southern California area — Alhambra, Anaheim, City of Industry, Gardena, Los Angeles, Ontario, Ontario Metro, Reseda, San Bernardino, Torrance, and West Los Angeles. Everest has 100 schools in the U.S. and Canada, and is owned by Corinthian Colleges, Inc., one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America. For more information, visit www.Everest.edu.
Everest College-Everett Adds Accredited Criminal Justice Associate Degree Program
Posted on: March 1, 2010
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Demand For Law Enforcement, Forensics, Criminal Justice Professionals Expected to Rise
EVERETT, Wash. (February 24, 2010) – Everest College-Everett today announced that it is adding a two-year criminal justice degree program to its course offering. The field of criminal justice is expected to grow significantly between 2008 and 2018, with increased employment of police officers and detectives by 10 percent, probation officers and correctional treatment specialists by 19 percent and private detectives and investigators by 22 percent, according to projections by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics*. The school has targeted April to launch its Associate of Science in Criminal Justice program.
“The criminal justice field continues to experience steady growth and provide solid career opportunities,” said Kim Lothyian, president of the Everett campus. “Everest’s criminal justice program provides a solid educational foundation to pursue a variety of career paths. Our graduates will fill needed criminal justice career roles, and more importantly, strengthen our community as a whole.”
The 24-month criminal justice degree program will teach students the necessary skills for entry-level positions in law enforcement**, corrections, security or social work career fields. The program also includes a comprehensive study of the national criminal justice system, correctional organizations and law enforcement agencies.
Everest’s Criminal Justice program include such courses as: Applied Business Law, Criminology, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminal Evidence, Criminal Procedure and the Constitution, Criminal Investigations, Criminal Justice Communications, Introduction to Corrections, Introduction to Interviews and Interrogations, and Introduction to Terrorism.
Everest’s Career Services team is dedicated to assisting students in finding employment upon graduation. Career opportunities for a graduate with an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice include entry-level positions in corrections, probation, immigration, security, social services and administration.
About Everest
Everest College – Everett, located at 906 SE Everett Mall Way, Suite 600, Everett, Wash. 98208, provides career-oriented diploma and degree programs in criminal justice, business, dental assisting, medical assisting, pharmacy technician, and medical insurance billing and coding. Everest College has five other locations in the state of Washington including Bremerton, Renton, Seattle, Tacoma and Fife, and has more than 100 schools throughout the U.S. and Canada. Everest, owned by Corinthian Colleges, Inc., is one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America. For more information, visit www.Everest.edu.
* Adapted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S, Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, http://www.bls.gov/oco. Your own hard work, professionalism, experience, work attitude, local market and other factors will impact your personal employment opportunities and pay.”
** Law enforcement will require additional training.
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Criminal Justice Education Program Supports Community Law Enforcement Efforts
TACOMA, Wash. (December 23, 2009) – With 2,304,115 prisoners incarcerated in federal, state or local prisons and jails as of 2008*, the need for law enforcement professionals continues to increase. Everest College – Tacoma answers the call with its newest program, Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice.
The 24-month criminal justice degree program is designed to teach students the necessary skills for an entry-level position in the law enforcement career field. The program also includes a comprehensive study of the national criminal justice system, correctional organizations and law enforcement agencies.
“Graduates from this new program will ultimately serve and protect our community,” said Tim Allen, president of the Everest Tacoma campus. “Our students will gain invaluable insights into the criminal mind, as well as learn communicative, critical-thinking, research and organizational skills as a foundation for a successful criminal justice career.”
Courses focus on:
- Criminology
- Criminal Evidence
- Criminal Procedure
- Criminal Investigations
- Criminal Justice Communications
- Introduction to Terrorism
- Introduction to Corrections
Everest’s Career Services team is dedicated to assisting students in finding employment upon graduation. Career opportunities for a graduate with an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice include entry-level positions in corrections, probation, immigration, security, social services and administration.
About Everest
Everest College – Tacoma, located at 2156 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402, provides career-oriented diploma and degree programs in criminal justice, business, pharmacy technician, medical insurance billing and coding, dental assisting and medical assisting. Everest College has five other locations in the state of Washington including Bremerton, Everett, Renton, Seattle and Fife, and has more than 100 schools throughout the U.S. and Canada. Everest, owned by Corinthian Colleges, Inc., is one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America. For more information, visit the Everest website.
* Statistics for 2008, as reported by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Dec. 7, 2009) – Everest Institute announced today that it will help fight hunger this holiday season by hosting a food drive beginning Dec. 17, and partnering with Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes, the leading charitable source of emergency food assistance in Kalamazoo County.
Everest Institute, located at 5177 W. Main Street, will accept non-perishable food items that will be donated to needy families via Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes. Items can be dropped off at the campus Dec. 17-18 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and Dec. 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This event will correspond with Everest’s holiday open house Dec. 19 at 10 a.m., where high school students and their families will be able to participate in the charity by helping staff organize and pack donated items. By participating, students will also receive community service credit.
At the open house, prospective students will also be able to learn more about Everest and its programs, which include medical assisting, dental assisting, massage therapy, pharmacy technician, medical administrative assisting and business accounting. There will be demonstrations from current Everest students, a tour of the campus and an explanation of different programs from instructors.
About Everest Institute
Everest Institute – Kamazoo Campus, located at 5177 W. Main Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49009, provides career-oriented diploma and degree programs in healthcare, criminal justice, skilled trades, business, paralegal, and information technology. Everest Institute has four campuses in Michigan – Dearborn, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Southfield. Everest has 100 schools in the U.S. and Canada, and is owned by Corinthian Colleges, Inc., one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America. Media may contact Ann Shields, Everest Institute, via phone 1-269-381-9616 ext. 117, or by email at ashields@cci.edu. For more information, visit http://www.everest.edu.
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