School of Justice Studies

Earn a degree to help serve and improve your community

At Rasmussen College, our School of Justice Studies offers current and future criminal justice professionals a wide range of industry-relevant programs. From law enforcement to human services to paralegal studies, our in-depth degree curriculum and fieldwork offer relevant real-world scenarios to prepare you to enter your career with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed. Our classroom coursework and in-field experiences are tested and proven on the "front lines" to help give you a competitive advantage in today’s workplace.

Whether you want to advance your current career or start a new career in a criminal justice field, our Bachelor’s and Associate’s degrees can help give you the academic background you need to reach your career goals.

Upcoming Events  
February 2012 National Career Fair
Rasmussen College is hosting its national Career and Networking Expo on February 16, 2012.
Date(s):
Time(s):
Feb 16, 2012
9:00 am
Start Calendar
Early Spring Quarter Start
February 6, 2012
Spring Quarter Start April 2, 2012
College Holidays
New Year's Day Jan 1, 2012
Martin Luther King Day Jan 16, 2012
Memorial Day May 28, 2012
Independence Day July 4, 2012
Labor Day Sept 3, 2012
Veterans Day Nov 12, 2012
Thanksgiving Day Nov 22, 2012
Christmas Day Dec 25, 2012

School of Justice Studies Advisory Board

The School of Justice Studies is designed to give you the highest quality education and to do this we have Advisory Boards in place to meet and keep up with industry standards. The Advisory Boards oversee student curriculum, evaluate program requirements on a yearly basis, make suggestions to enhance courses, and talk about current and future trends in the justice field, so that our graduates are more than ready when they begin their career.

Listed below are the different Advisory Boards and their members:

Minnesota

  • Jay S. Olson — Police Lieutenant , U.S. Federal Reserve System/Law Enforcement Division, Dist.9, Minnesota
  • Tracy Vogt — State Trooper, Minnesota State Patrol

Florida

  • Marie Fulop — Task Force Agent/Detective, United States Secret Service/Lee County, Florida Sheriff’s Office
  • Julia A. Gordon — Senior Paralegal, Diane Dylewski, Esquire, Florida
  • Dr. Latoya Lane — Director of Reentry,  Florida Department of Corrections

Oregon

  • Julie Denny — Resource Coordinator/Case Management, Homestead Youth & Family Services, Inc.

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