Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Palo Alto College is committed to building a college-going culture in our community through a new community effort, Educate South. This exciting new initiative focuses on beginning educational awareness at the earliest years.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College has been named the top community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Northwest Vista College

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Student Centered Leadership

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Associate of Applied Science Programs – Career and Technical Education

Our Programs Include: Associate of Applied Science – Career and Technical Education, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science Degrees. a variety of Certificates, and more.
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Student Services Now in DWWC (NOT CCC)

Student Services are now located in our new building, Desert Willow Welcome Center (DWWC). This includes admissions, advising, and more. They are no longer in Cypress Campus Center (CCC) currently being renovated.
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Northwest Vista College Schedule/Catalog 2011-2012 [Archived Catalog]

Associate of Arts, concentration in Criminal Justice

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The Associate of Arts with a concentration in Criminal Justice is designed to provide students with a basic foundation in legal studies. Students will gain a broad understanding of the historical and philosophical basis of criminal law as well as the substantive and procedural aspects. The field of study curriculum, as listed in the additional requirements, has been approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Upon successful completion of the program, students may use this Associate of Arts degree to satisfy the first two years of any criminal justice bachelor’s degree program in Texas Public Universities.

Degree Requirements (Total Credit Hours: 60)

Communication (9 hours)

ENGL 1301 - Composition I
ENGL 1302 - Composition II
Select 1 course from the Additional Communication (11) Core
Note: Check with transfer institution for requirement for specific major

Mathematics (3 hours)

Select 1 course from the Mathematics (20) Core

Natural Sciences (7 hours)

Select 2 courses from the Natural Sciences (30) Core

Note: At least one must have a lab component

Humanities and Visual/Performing Arts (9 hours)

Select 1 course from the Humanities (40) Core
Select 1 course from the Additional Humanities (41) Core
Select 1 course from the Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core

Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 hours)

GOVT 2305 - Federal Government
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government
Select 2 courses from the History (60) Core
Select 1 course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core
Note: Students who have completed a GOVT class should check with Student Success for appropriate course to satisfy requirements

Kinesiology (2 hours)

Select 2 credit hours from the Kinesiology (90) Core

Additional Requirements (15 hours)

CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices
CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law
CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems and Practices
CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems and Practices

Notes:

A course may be used only once to fulfill degree requirements.

Check with the four-year institution to which you plan to transfer to ensure that courses taken at NVC are the courses that will apply to the appropriate degree.

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