La Puente Valley Regional Occupation Program
Forensic Science Academy Certificate, La Puente Valley Regional Occupational Program
La Puente Valley teaches a 4-/12 month Forensic Science Academy spread over the fall and spring semesters, with the intent of teaching students contemporary investigative and scientific techniques. In the end, the certificate that the program grants will get your foot in the door with jobs in crime scene investigation, fingerprint analysis and the coroner's office.
The cool thing about this program is that it is built around weekends, so if you have a day job, or are enrolled in school, this is a program you can work into your schedule. Some of the courses include basic crime scene investigation (offered on Saturdays and Sundays), Advanced CSI Technology (also offered weekends), fingerprint comparison and ridgeology, death investigation.
For more information, call them at 626-810-3300 x 248.
Southwestern College Chula Vista
Crime Scene Investigator Associates Degree or Certificate - Southwestern College Chula Vista
Chula Vista offers one of the most flexible programs out there, giving the you alternative between taking core courses in CSI and earning a certificate, or taking more courses and getting an associate's degree. Another nice thing is that this program focuses exclusively on CSI, so if your interests are involved in hard biology or hard chemistry, this may be an option to explore.
Courses in the program include a general survey course on criminal justices, criminal law, the law of evidence, and evidence technology, the basics of an investigation, fingerprints and forensic photography. There are, however, biology and chemistry courses that are required, but they are only 100-level general survey introductions to the subjects.
Just recently, the program added computer forensic investigations to the courses you can choose, giving you experience in the fastest growing branch of forensics out there.
Grossmont College
Forensic Technology Certificate or Associates Degree - Grossmont College