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Police Science AAS Degree

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania | HACC [Harrisburg Area Community College] | ID: 145301

Overview

1 HACC DR HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania 17110-2903
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Admissions Office:
717-780-2400
Classroom Training
Police Science AAS Degree
Employment Skill Gain
Associate’s Degree
$19,146.25 - $21,998.00
Training(ETPL)

Description of Training Provider

HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, was established in 1964 and is the first and largest of Pennsylvania's 14 community colleges. HACC currently serves nearly 19,000 degree-seeking students and more than 6,000 workforce development students. T

Program Description

This programs allows students to obtain practical experience working in the HACC Criminalistics Laboratory, one of the best-equipped crime laboratories in Pennsylvania. Graduates are employed locally and nationally as municipal or state police officers, agents for specialized law-enforcement agencies, private investigators, private security supervisors, and evidence technicians. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: This program may require the student to submit to an Act 34 Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check prior to enrollment, prior to the start of a field experience, prior to testing and/or obtaining employment. The student should consider this factor before enrolling in this program. (Textbook costs & out-of-pocket expenses are estimated. Total cost information breakdown does not include any developmental coursework a student may need.)

Skills & Competencies

This program specifically prepares students to discuss the history, philosophy, and organization of law enforcement and criminal justice systems; apply principles of police management and operations, demonstrate the collection and preservation of evidence, identify technologies used by police departments; practice the management and techniques of patrol operations; and distinguish between the various theories that identify the causes of criminal behavior.

Additional Information

  • High School Diploma or Its Equivalent
  • 61 Credits
  • 333051 - Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
  • 07/31/2021
  • Full Time, Part Time, Daytime, Evening

Service Costs

13,740.25
13,740.25
16,592.00
16,592.00
5,246.00
160.00

Performance Measures

Of those individuals who completed this course/program,
100% earned a post-secondary credential.
100% were employed within six months after completing training.

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