Correctional and Jail Services
- Microcredential
- Department of Law/Criminal Justice
PREPARE FOR A REWARDING CAREER IN CORRECTIONS
Ready to make a difference for inmates, employees, and visitors by providing a safe and secure environment? With MCC’s Correctional and Jail Services Microcredential, you’ll build a strong foundation to prepare you for a career in a jail, prison, or rehabilitation center, or continue your education in Criminal Justice.
wHAT IS A MICROCREDENTIAL?
A microcredential is a short, focused set of courses designed to deepen your expertise in a specific area. It’s a smart way to boost your resume, open up new career opportunities, or lay the groundwork for a future degree. Whether you're looking to upskill quickly or explore a new professional path, a microcredential offers practical knowledge with lasting value.
ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
- MCC’s Correctional and Jail Services Microcredential is an 11-credit program that can often be completed within one year.
- Through courses that focus on penal codes, criminal justice, and crisis communication, to learn the fundamentals of working in a correctional environment.
- You’ll explore the history of punishment and corrections, inmate classification and custody levels, and parole and reintegration.
- You’ll gain the practical knowledge and skills needed for workforce readiness as a jail deputy and best practices in today’s correctional system.
Pursue further education
For students who wish to continue their education, the Correctional and Jail Services Microcredential ladders into the Criminal Justice A.S. and Criminal Justice: Police A.A.S. degrees at MCC.
Correctional and Jail Services
Microcredential
Department: Law/Criminal Justice
School(s): Community Engagement & Development
MCC Program Code: _CJS
The 11-credit Correctional and Jail Services microcredential is relevant to those individuals going into a career in institutional corrections. It will allow learners to prepare themselves for immediate workforce readiness as a jail deputy and/or preparation for advanced study. Coursework will enable students to demonstrate competency in critical areas, including knowledge of the penal codes, effective communication during crisis, and the fundamentals of working in the correction environment. Students will also learn the history of punishment and corrections, inmate classification and custody levels, parole and reintegration, and the philosophy and application of best practices in corrections.
The Correctional and Jail Services microcredential ladders into the Criminal Justice A.S. and Criminal Justice: Police A.A.S. degrees at MCC.
Students must be ENG 101-ready for admission into this microcredential. Please see the Law/Criminal Justice Department for assistance with advisement and registration.
| Distribution Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PEJ 101 - Physical Fitness I - Criminal Justice | 2 |
| CRJ 104 - Criminal Law Prerequisites: CRJ 101, CRJ 103, or permission of instructor | 3 |
| CRJ 170 - Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
| SPC 144 - Communication and Crisis | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 11 |