Associate of Applied Science in Corrections Officer Administration

Associate Degree | Department

The Associate of Applied Science Corrections Officer Administration prepares students to perform a variety of safety, enforcement, care, custody, and control of inmate-detainee functions within a correctional facility setting. The graduate will have the necessary training to work in corrections officer capacities including detention, prison, and corrections facility settings; local, county, and regional jails; state prison/corrections facilities; and some federal correction facility appointments. Many occupational opportunities also exist in the area of post-release supervision (community corrections) of offenders. This degree program is articulated with both Southern Oregon University and Governor’s State University in University Park, Illinois (online degree completion) for Bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice.