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Community Colleges associated with the Sheriff's Department that can assist you in completing your Associates Degree requirements.


These schools are strategically located throughout the County area and may serve a vast majority of our employees.

East Los Angeles College 

As stated previously you can take the on-site courses or you can attend ELAC. They offer regular and accelerated courses in Business, as well as other degree curriculums.

ELAC also has 25 classes offered via the internet.

Core courses offered online include Psychology 1, Philosophy 1, Speech 101, and Accounting 21.

Electives and other degree courses offered online include , Computer Science Technology, and Administration of Justice 196 (report writing).


Orange Coast Community College

Orange Coast Community College has a PACE (Progressive Adult Continuing Education) Program, which means classes are accelerated at nine weeks instead of eighteen weeks in length.

Located at 2701 Fairview Rd. Costa Mesa, Ca. 92626, 714-432-0202

http://www.occ.cccd.edu/


Coastline Community College

A majority of classes are taken via the internet. All core classes and electives are offered online. They also utilize distance learning through the local cable television station KOCE TV-50.Located at 11460 Warner Avenue. Fountain Valley, Ca. 92708, 714-546-7600http://www.cccd.edu/html/ccc.htm

College of the Canyons

Grants 10 units of credit in Criminal Justice if you attended the North Academy.Few online courses, mostly in personal development at this time.They have PACE (Progressive Adult Continuing Education) which means classes are accelerated at nine weeks instead of eighteen weeks in length.Currently several Universities also have courses offered on College of the Canyons campus. California State University at Bakersfield, offering Baccalaureate Degrees in Business and Nursing. Woodbury and Chapman University offering Business and other Baccalaureate Degrees.This enables a student who lives nearby to continue learning without the problem of commuting long distances to a four year school.Located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, Ca. 91355

661-259-7800, http://www.coc.cc.ca.us

Antelope Valley College

They offer a limited amount of online classes. Several in computer science and a few core classes such as Sociology 101, Accounting 101, and Management 101.California State University at Bakersfield is also on their campus offering Baccalaureate Degrees in Business.They have a PACE Program (Progressive Adult Continuing Education) which means classes are accelerated at nine weeks instead of eighteen weeks in length.Located at 3041 W. Ave. K., Lancaster, Ca. 93536

661-722-6300.http:// www.avu.edu

Mount. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC)They have an extensive array of Distance Learning programs in Business, Forensics, Humanities and Social Sciences.They utilize the internet as well as a local cable television station for classes. They have limited PACE courses.Located at 1100 N. Grand Avenue, Walnut, Ca 91789

909-594-5611

http:// www.mtsac.edu

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Rio Hondo CollegeThey have extensive online courses in Business, Criminal Justice and other degree programs.They have a limited selection of PACE (accelerated) courses.They will accept units earned through the Academy into their Criminal Justice Degree program.Located at 3600 Workman Mill Rd., Whittier, Ca. 90601

562-692-0921

www.rh.cc.ca.us

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Cerritos CollegeThey have an extensive array of online and telecourses for distance learning.Some of the online and telecourses may require you to take the mid-term or final exam on campus.They have several on campus scholarships.One is the Stephen Blair memorial Scholarship given to outstanding students in the criminal justice degree program. Located at 11110 Alondra Blvd., Norwalk, Ca. 90650

562-860-2451

www.cerritos.edu

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Compton CollegeThey have a PACE Program (Progressive Adult Continuing Education) which means classes are accelerated at nine weeks instead of eighteen weeks in length.They have limited online and telecourses.Located at 1111 E. Artesia Blvd., Compton, Ca. 90221

310-900-1699

www.comptom.cc.ca.us

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Southwest Community College

They have limited online and telecourses. They have a PACE Program (Progressive Adult Continuing Education) which means classes are accelerated at nine weeks instead of eighteen weeks in length.Counseling 323-241-5200

www.lasw.cc.ca.us

West Los Angeles Community College  

They have PACE (accelerated) courses in Business and other Associate Degrees.Limited online courses. English core courses online will meet the English requirement.Located at 9000 Overland Ave, LA, 90230

ph # 310-287-4200 http://www.wlac.cc.ca.us





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