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Criminal Justice & Public Safety

Are you compassionate and understanding? Are you motivated to improve the lives of others?     

Through a close partnership with local law enforcement agencies and Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), gain the skills and ethical perspectives needed to become a successful police or fire academy recruit. Develop a foundation for additional careers in criminal justice. Explore topics such as criminal law, patrol procedures, fire ground operations, safety and first aid, ethics, defensive tactics, crime scene investigation, and communication skills.   

Location: Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Texas Township Campus

Credentials Earned

  • National Law Enforcement Certification
  • Basic Life Support

Articulated Credit Earned

Pursuing postsecondary education? See how your credits could carry over in Michigan:

Credentials and articulation is dependent on the grade earned in the class and passing credential exams.

Common Jobs and Salaries

What could I do after this class?

  • -

What could I do with more formal learning?

  • Police and Sherrif Patrol Officer ($68,119)
  • Detective and Criminal Investigator ($84,796)
  • Correctional Officer ($58,713)

 

Data provided by Michigan Center for Data and Analytics (MCDA), Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (2025) and Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections (2032), Southwest Michigan Prosperity Region.

Interested in this class? Learn more about the application process and talk with your high school counselor about enrolling.

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Meet The Instructors

Brian Brusach

Criminal Justice & Public Safety Instructor

Sydney Plochocki

Criminal Justice & Public Safety Technical Assistant

The Law Enforcement program made me realize how fun and interesting it is to be a police officer. It also showed me that the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is a great department, full of great people. This program put me on the path to where I am today, a KDPS Public Safety Officer.

— Daryle Sugg, Computer Programming Instructor

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Two police officers handcuff a smiling young woman in the foreground, while a third officer stands nearby with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
Four young people in uniform stand in front of a building with a sheriff's department crest.
A young man practices CPR on a dummy in the foreground, while a projection screen and American flag are visible in the background.
In the foreground, a police officer stands to the left of a young man holding a camera, while in the background, other individuals are seated and a brick wall is visible.
In the foreground, a group of students practice CPR on a dummy, while in the background, other students observe and a classroom setting is visible.
In the foreground, a young person in a black shirt and tan pants crouches to examine something on a dirt path, while in the background, several other individuals are gathered further up the wooded trail.
A man in white pants and a dark shirt shines a flashlight into a narrow window on a wooden door, with brick walls on either side.
A person in the foreground crouches to photograph numbered evidence markers scattered on an asphalt surface, with other individuals standing in the background.
A young man carries a large, padded dummy over his shoulders on a polished wooden gym floor, with a bleacher and doors visible in the background.
In the foreground, a woman cradles a baby doll while others practice CPR on a mannequin, and in the background, blue padded walls and tables fill a room.
Two individuals in tactical gear examine small evidence bags in a room with blue partitions and white brick walls.
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