Certificate of Achievement: Corrections

Whatever you plan to do, Contra Costa College is a great place to start.

We offer associate degrees and certificates of achievement in corrections and law enforcement, as well as certificates in several areas of specialization.

But in our program, you will get more than an academic background. You’ll also get hands-on experience actually doing the things that peace officers do every day. You’ll learn how to use a baton and handcuffs, and how to take finger, foot and tire prints by actually doing it all. We even have a state-of-the-art firearms training simulator.

Our curriculum is aligned with the California Peace Officer Standards and Training learning domains, and stays up-to-date and relevant thanks to strong relationships with local law enforcement. Our active board of advisers includes representatives from the Richmond, San Pablo, Concord, Brentwood and El Cerrito police departments as well as the county probation and District Attorney’s offices. In fact, a large percentage of the officers working at our local police departments started out right here.

So why not check out the program, see if we can help you pay for college or even get the ball rolling and apply now?

This program is recognized as part of the California State Bar and California Community College State Chancellor’s office initiative “Pathway to Law School.” Typically, students transfer to a four-year University where they earn a bachelor degree before they apply to law school. Career paths and opportunities for lawyers are endless. A law degree can be used in traditional legal employment, non-traditional legal employment and non-legal employment. A certificate of achievement may be earned by completing all courses required for this program with a grade of C or better.