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.
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| 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 | |
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| Early Spring Quarter Start |
February 6, 2012 |
| Spring Quarter Start | April 2, 2012 |
| College Holidays | |
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| 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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