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.
Salem, Virginia
Institution Type: Private For-Profit
Crime Scene Investigation Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $7,113
Average Student Loans Awarded: $7,319
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Bachelors Program
Columbia, Missouri
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Crime Scene Investigation Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,561
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,052
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (2)
2
Certificate Programs
Tallahassee, Florida
Institution Type: Public
Crime Scene Investigation Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $6,442
Average Student Loans Awarded: $7,122
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Bachelors Program
La Jolla, California
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Crime Scene Investigation Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $8,744
Average Student Loans Awarded: $9,988
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Graduate Certificate Program
Baltimore, Maryland
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Crime Scene Investigation Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $6,034
Average Student Loans Awarded: $8,153
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (1)
1
Masters Program
Charleston, South Carolina
Institution Type: Public
Crime Scene Investigation Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,577
Average Student Loans Awarded: $5,743
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (2)
2
Certificate Programs
New York, New York
Institution Type: Public
Crime Scene Investigation Accreditations: NASPAA
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $4,592
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,355
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (4)
2
Masters Programs
2
Certificate Programs
Clearwater, Florida
Institution Type: Public
Crime Scene Investigation Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,299
Average Student Loans Awarded: $5,297
Total Programs in Crime Scene Investigation (3)
2
Certificate Programs
1
Associate Program