Crime scene investigation helps the students who take up this degree to get better at their organizational skills, acute-thinking skills, better conversing skills, and deep analyzing techniques. This is done to check the crime scenes and the investigation.
By studying in an accredited institution, the students get better exposure and greater opportunities. Some of the most common accrediting bodies for crime scene investigation are:
Council for higher education accreditation
Department of education
Accrediting Commission of career schools and colleges
Northcentral association
New England commission of schools and colleges
Some of the core subjects focused in this course help the students to gain both theoretical and practical knowledge. Some of the main subjects taught are scene recognition, scene documentation, the collection of evidence, laboratory techniques, forensic pathology, bloodstain pattern analysis, criminal law and ethics and many more subjects.
An Associate degree in crime scene investigation requires credit points of 55 to 60 and takes two years to complete
A Bachelors degree in crime scene investigation requires credit points of 60 to 120 and takes four years to complete
A Masters degree in crime scene investigation requires credit points of 30 to 60 and takes one or two years to complete
The requirements for a student to get into this degree are that he should be a high school graduate, and should have basic knowledge in subjects closely related to the course. They must also have a GPA above 2.50 and more.
On completion of this degree, the student would have improved and gained more skills in the various fields of study, such as the investigation of the crime scene, forensic testing, fingerprint and bloodstain analysis, and many more such subjects that can help a student to get better job opportunities in the field.
Lynchburg, Virginia
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
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Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,577
Average Student Loans Awarded: $7,005
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Bachelors Program
Denver, Colorado
Institution Type: Private For-Profit
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Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Bachelors Program
Knoxville, Tennessee
Institution Type: Private For-Profit
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Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $7,438
Average Student Loans Awarded: $10,647
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (2)
1
Associate Program
1
Undergraduate Certificate Program
Tiffin, Ohio
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
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Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,991
Average Student Loans Awarded: $8,266
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Masters Program
Washington, District of Columbia
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
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Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $6,226
Average Student Loans Awarded: $7,535
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Masters Program
St. Leo, Florida
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Crime Scene Investigation Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $3,738
Average Student Loans Awarded: $4,545
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Masters Program
Bellevue, Washington
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Crime Scene Investigation Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,184
Average Student Loans Awarded: $5,184
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Bachelors Program
West Haven, Connecticut
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
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Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,772
Average Student Loans Awarded: $11,245
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Masters Program