Corrections Officer Certificate of Achievement

The Corrections Certificate of Achievement (16 units) is designed to develop skills for state-certified peace-officer appointments. Upon completion of this certificate, students demonstrate a general understanding of entry-level detention and correctional job requirements. In addition, students qualify under the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) and Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) Adult Corrections Officer (CORE) certification for employment in state prisons, county jails, or detention facilities. This program also includes Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) PC 832 Arrest and PC 832 Firearms certifications. 

Each course for this certificate must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

Projected Annual Completers: 50-75

Program goal is to address an occupational need in the region. The corrections officer program will prepare students with a general understanding of entry-level detention and correctional job requirements.

Complete all of the following courses:

ACAD C100X – STC Corrections Academy I (3 Units): 54 hours lecture. This orientation course prepares students for the Standard and Training for Corrections (STC) Core Detentions Academy and initiates the first week of the academy. A series of written and physical self-assessment activities, such as the Cooper's Assessment and report writing, help students understand the Academy challenges and requirements. This course is presented in a rigorous and disciplined training environment of a state-certified detentions academy. Enrollment must be preapproved per California Penal Code and is taken in sequence: ACAD C100X, ACAD C101X, and ACAD C102X. 

ACAD C101X – STC Corrections Academy II (6.5 Units): 45 hours lecture/108 hours laboratory/72 hours activity. This is a California Standard and Training for Corrections (STC) approved Adult Corrections Officer CORE Course and part of a series. This course is designed to teach students under the state certification for STC for work in detentions, corrections, or jails and serves as the introductory lecture, activity, and lab coursework as part of a sequence: ACAD C100X, C101X, and C102X. 

ACAD C102X – STC Corrections Academy III (6.5 Units): 45 hours lecture/108 hours laboratory/72 hours activity. This is a California Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) approved Adult Corrections Officer Core Course, which is designed to develop and train STC certified detentions officers through lecture, activity, and lab learning.as part of the sequence: ACAD C100X, C101X, and C102X. It also includes POST PC 832 Arrest and Firearms.