Cert. of Achievement Administration of Justice Law Enforcement

Cost: $1,795
Length: 32 weeks
Working 6 months later: Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

San Pablo is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

Job ads may call this: Professor · Instructor · Adjunct Professor · Justice Professor

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as criminal law, defensive policing, and investigation techniques.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

Typical pay in California: $143,631per year
Projected openings: 1,080
Projected change: 0%
Usually needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Doctorate or professional degree — 49% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Doctoral or professional degree. 52% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 0.6%
High school diploma: 2%
Started college, no degree: 2%
Two-year degree: 2%
Four-year degree: 15%
Master's degree: 31%
Doctorate or professional degree: 49%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Detective · Investigator · Special Agent · Police Detective

Check victims for signs of life, such as breathing and pulse.
Secure deceased body and obtain evidence from it, preventing bystanders from tampering with it prior to medical examiner's arrival.
Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device.
Record progress of investigation, maintain informational files on suspects, and submit reports to commanding officer or magistrate to authorize warrants.

Show 2 more things this job involves

Prepare charges or responses to charges, or information for court cases, according to formalized procedures.
Prepare reports that detail investigation findings.

Typical pay in California: $128,002per year
Projected openings: 9,580
Projected change: +4.5%
Usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first: Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired: 1 to 12 months

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 44% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 0.4% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 0.4%
High school diploma: 8%
Started college, no degree: 19%
Two-year degree: 9%
Four-year degree: 44%
Master's degree: 17%
Doctorate or professional degree: 3%

Program details

This program provides online instruction, e-learning, or distance learning only.

A program focusing on the principles, procedures, techniques, legal concerns, and problems associated with a criminal investigation.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

RichmondWORKSComprehensive center
Phone: 510-307-8014
330 25th StreetEmployment and Training DepartmentRichmond, CA 94804about 3.2 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
America`s Job Center of California - VallejoComprehensive center
Phone: 707-648-4024
1440 Marin StreetVallejo, CA 94590about 9.8 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8am- 5:00 pm
Has a veterans' representative
West Oakland Neighborhood Career CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 510-419-0392
1801 Adeline StreetThe West Oakland Public Library Suite 209Oakland, CA 94607about 11.8 miles away
Hours: Mon - Fri: 9:00AM- 5:00PM Resource Room/Computer Access closes at 4:30pm

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

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