Criminal Justice Administration - AA
The Criminal Justice Administration Associate of Arts (AA) degree requires 60 credit hours. For students wanting to obtain a bachelor's degree, this pathway is recommended for students interested in transferring to a 4 year school after Hutch CC. This educational pathway can be completed online.
Careers
Criminal justice careers include law enforcement officers, detectives, probation and correctional treatment specialists and special investigators. Career opportunities are available at federal, state and local levels of government, as well as within the private sector.
Institution Wide Outcomes
Hutchinson Community College is committed to a tradition of excellence in education that prepares students for success in academics, careers, and life.
To achieve this goal, HutchCC has established five Institution-Wide Outcomes (IWO) that are embedded into all academic courses. These outcomes are designed to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
- Demonstrate the ability to think critically and make reasonable judgments by analyzing, combining, and evaluating information.
- Demonstrate the skills necessary to access and manipulate information through various methods.
- Demonstrate effective communication through reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal and collaborative skills.
- Demonstrate effective quantitative-reasoning and computational skills.
Accreditation
Hutchinson Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
