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The Associate of Applied Science degree and
certificate of achievement in law enforcement at Joliet Junior College was instituted in 1968 at the request of local and
state police agencies as a means of
providing local, county, and state police officers an opportunity to advance their formal education.
Over time, a secondary purpose of the degree program was developed to provide pre-service students a sound program of study encompassing basic
education and professional courses needed to prepare them to transfer into a baccalaureate degree program offered at Illinois institutions of higher
education (recommended), or to enter the discipline as a police candidate.
The Law Enforcement program is the only one at JJC designed specifically for in-service officers seeking their education credentials and
those intending to pursue careers in policing at the municipal, county, state or federal levels of service.
The law enforcement degree offers a broad-based, multi-disciplinary program of
study for those seeking to enhance their professional knowledge in the discipline. The degree program consists of a balance of basic general education and professional coursework that provide the
educational background demanded by today’s police service. To provide the student with an opportunity to
find out what real police work is all about, an internship, served in a local
police agency, is a required part of the program.
Professional educators in the discipline are available to guide student learning
and to advise students seeking careers in the field.
In-service police officers seeking to obtain or improve their formal education, as well as pre-service students intending to seek employment in the
field of law enforcement as police officers at the village, municipal, county, state or federal levels, are encouraged to enroll.
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