Do you enjoy working with people and making a positive impact on the lives of others? Are you looking for a career with good wages and benefits? A background in corrections can lead to a variety of roles and diverse work environments to choose from. If you are drawn to corrections, you are driven by a desire to protect your community and help individuals implement positive life changes.
When you're a corrections professional, you have an opportunity to work in a variety of roles in public safety and criminal justice. Whether as a correctional officer, probation/parole officer or a criminal justice technician, you contribute to the overall justice system. A career in corrections requires dedication, perseverance, integrity and a commitment to working with and supervising individuals who enter the system. The rewards can be highly gratifying as you find ways to help people make real-life changes.
You can earn an undergraduate certificate or occupational endorsement certificate at the Kenai River Campus or Kachemak Bay Campus.
You can earn the KPC certificate at the Kenai River and Kachemak Bay campuses and online.
You can earn the KPC occupational endorsement certificate at the Kenai River and Kachemak Bay campuses and online.