Criminal Justice
All areas of criminal justice, both locally and nationally, are seeking qualified criminal justice graduates ready to serve and protect their communities.
Everett Community College, a leader in criminal justice education for more than 30 years, offers two degree options for students interested in criminal justice careers.
Associate in Arts and Sciences - Direct Transfer
Choose this degree option if you want to continue your education at a university and earn a bachelor's degree. After graduation, you'll transfer with junior status. Learn more about the Direct Transfer option.
Associate in Technical Arts - Law Enforcement
Ready to go to work after graduation? Both Technical Arts degrees are designed for students who are interested in applying for immediate employment in the criminal justice field/corrections. While many of the classes in this option will transfer to a university, the degree as a whole does not transfer in the same way the Associate in Arts and Sciences degree transfers. Learn more about the Law Enforcement degree.
Why you need a degree in Criminal Justice -
To apply for employment, many agencies now require:
- 90 credits toward a criminal justice or related degree, or
- Two year degree in a criminal justice program, or
- Two year degree in a related field of study, or
- Major federal agencies require a bachelor's degree.
Other advantages of a degree:
- Promotional opportunities increase
- Accelerated pay schedule
Criminal Justice Core Learning Outcomes:
1. Engage and take responsibility as active learners
Students will be involved in the learning process as they gain deeper levels of understanding of the subject matter. They will design, complete, and analyze projects while developing group interaction and leadership skills.
2. Think critically
Students will develop and practice analytical skills, problem-solving skills, and quantitative reasoning skills. Using creativity and self-reflection, they will be able to engage in inquiry that produces well-reasoned, meaningful conclusions.
3. Communicate effectively
Students will develop the organizational and research skills necessary to write and speak effectively. The students will demonstrate awareness of different audiences, styles, and approaches to oral and written communication.
4. Participate in diverse environments
Students will gain the awareness of and sensitivity to diversity, including one’s own place as a global citizen. Students attain knowledge and understanding of the multiple expressions of diversity, and the skills to recognize, analyze, and evaluate diverse issues and perspectives.
5. Utilize information literacy skills
Students will develop and employ skills to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use and communicate information in its various forms.
6. Demonstrate computer and technology proficiency
Students will use computers and technology as appropriate in their course of study.
