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Century College

Peace Officer\Public Safety Transfer Pathway, AS

AssociateASDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

Associate of Science (Peace Officer\Public Safety Transfer Pathway) at Century College, designed around the education needs of students who want to become licensed peace officers, with credits designed to transfer to designated Peace Officer bachelor's programs at Minnesota State universities.

Official program name
Peace Officer\Public Safety Transfer Pathway, AS
Awarded degree
Associate of Science · major: Peace Officer\Public Safety Transfer Pathway
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Degree level
Associate
Subject focus
Dedicated degreeThe degree itself is in criminal justice, criminology, forensic science or a closely related justice subject.
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Associate track
Transfer-oriented associate degreeThe college describes the degree as designed to transfer toward a bachelor's degree. Which credits a receiving school accepts is that school's decision.
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026
School
Location
White Bear Lake, MN
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Subjects
Law Enforcement and Policing — core of the degree (“Peace Officer”)
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Why this program is listed

AS degree in the Peace Officer program (law enforcement), with a transfer pathway to Minnesota State universities.

Program is built around peace officer education: law enforcement operations, crime scene investigation, interrogation and POST educational requirements.

Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in criminal justice, criminology, forensic science and related subjects at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal concentrations, never certificates or one-elective degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
On campus
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Curriculum

Transfer pathways

  • Credits are designed to transfer to designated Peace Officer bachelor's programs at Minnesota State universities (Bemidji State, Metropolitan State, Minnesota State Mankato, Minnesota State Moorhead, Southwest Minnesota State, St. Cloud State and Winona State).
    Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Careers and licensure

An academic degree and an occupational licence are different things.
  • Career and licensure statements. The page states that after completing the degree a student is eligible to take the POST exam to become POST certified; the final semester is completed at a skills-providing institution after meeting core POST education requirements.Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Career and licensure statements. The page states a U.S. citizenship requirement to enter the Peace Officer profession.Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026

A degree does not guarantee police academy admission, sworn officer certification, federal employment, a security clearance, a position with a named agency, a forensic laboratory job or eligibility to practice as a psychologist. Those have separate training, scientific prerequisites, examinations or hiring requirements set by the agency, state or licensing board. Academic degrees vs police academy training

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Background check
RequiredStudents must be able to pass an MN Human Services background study and not be prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm.
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Standard tuition (per credit)From the school-wide rate table for this level$202.60per credit · 2026-2027Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026
All students — Online tuition (per credit)From the school-wide rate table for this level$220.74per credit · 2026-2027Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Other published fees

Technology fee (per credit)
$13.75 per credit
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Student life fee (per credit)
$6.98 per credit
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026
College access, security, and parking fee (per credit)
$3.75 per credit
Source: century.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Graduate funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Two different things: the school's institutional accreditation, and FEPAC accreditation of this exact forensic science program.

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

FEPAC program accreditation

This program does not appear in FEPAC's accredited-program list. FEPAC accredits forensic science programs only and is optional; its absence is not a sign that a program is illegitimate, and the school's other programs or institutional accreditation do not imply it.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 24, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. century.edu/cost-financial-aid/tuition-rates-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 24, 2026
  3. century.edu/programs/peace-officer/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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