One of the most unique programs we have seen is a Fast Track program being offered by Hartnell College in Salinas, CA (Associate of Science Degree in Administration of Justice). This online criminal justice degree can be completed in just three semesters or one year if you take classes through the summer! This is an excellent program that we find to be incredibly creative and valuable for people just starting their criminal justice career (whether this is your first career job or a second career). This degree prepares students for quick entry into law enforcement careers and in addition is a great service to the public as it helps students attract even more people into the criminal justice field.
If you are looking for a great start to your career and are motivated to start as soon as possible, we can’t honestly recommend a better option than going to Hartnell College to get your associate’s degree. After completing that you can continue your studies there or pursue other online degree programs offered here at Criminal Justice University (like Kaplan’s advanced start bachelor of science in criminal justice degree and then the Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati). In theory you could possibly (with a lot of hard work) go from an associate’s to a master’s degree in three action-packed years. That’s amazing! NOTE: we have not talked to each of these schools to test the viability of that education path, we are just using it as an example of what could be accomplished via online criminal justice degree programs.
Given the Hartnell example and the rest of the programs mentioned above, it is pretty easy to see why online colleges are doing so well now. They are responding to the changing needs of society where time is of the essence and the ability to control your own schedule is critically important.
