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Polk Community College (PCC)

  • A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities. Find Colleges Offering Corrections Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 39,584
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 44,538
      • Percent Job Growth: 12.51%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Selective Attention
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
    • Job Description
      Supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institution in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 441,761
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 516,309
      • Percent Job Growth: 16.88%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Corrections
     Total
    Overall
    All Students38
     
    By Gender
    Male25
    Female13
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien-
    American Indian1
    Black9
    Asian1
    Hispanic4
    White23
    Unknown-
     
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