Criminal Justice, Transfer Major A.A.

AssociateAADedicated degreeOnline

Overview

Transfer-major Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice at Iowa Central Community College, listed among its 100 percent online transfer programs; full-time students can complete it in approximately two years.

Official program name: Criminal Justice, Transfer Major A.A.
Awarded degree: Associate of Arts · major: Criminal Justice
Source: iowacentral.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: iowacentral.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: iowacentral.edu · verified October 24, 2026
School: Iowa Central Community College
Location: Fort Dodge, IAFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Subjects: Criminal Justice — core of the degree
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Full-time students can complete this degree in approximately 2 years. (full-time students)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: iowacentral.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated transfer AA in Criminal Justice listed among the college's online transfer programs.

Degree title names criminal justice; foundational coursework for transfer to criminal justice and criminology bachelor's majors.

Source: iowacentral.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: Online
Source: iowacentral.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: iowacentral.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Online courses are 8 weeks in length with weekly deadlines.
Source: iowacentral.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Careers and licensure

An academic degree and an occupational licence are different things.

Career and licensure statements for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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”.

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

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

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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.

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Iowa.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 24, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
iowacentral.edu/online_learning/criminal_justice_aa.asp — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
iowacentral.edu/online_learning/programs_offered.asp — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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