City College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida offers an associate's degree in private investigation service. Students must complete 92 credit-hours over six quarters. The program requirements include six credit-hours of elective study, 24 credit-hours of general education courses and 62 credit-hours of specialization courses in the student's major. The specialization courses include principles of investigation; interviews, statements and process; insurance investigation; fraud investigation; the law and court system; criminal investigation and law enforcement; surveillance; and private investigation administration.
City College
1401 W. Cypress Creek Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
954-492-5353
citycollege.8m.com
Penn Foster Career School in Scranton, Pennsylvania offers an online diploma program in private investigation. The program is divided into eight instruction sets. These deal with a wide variety of topics, including skills such as the use of the Internet in private investigation, assessing public records and locating people, interpreting body language, covert photography, corporate espionage, executive protection and retail security. The program also covers operational details of a private investigation business, including preparing reports for clients and marketing the business.
Penn Foster Career School
925 Oak St.
Scranton, PA 18515
800-214-6230
pennfoster.edu
Ashworth College in Norcross, Georgia offers an online program in private investigation divided into 17 lessons. Areas of study include, the history of investigation; the investigation process; types of investigation; crime and security in the U.S.; the crime scene; interviewing and interrogation; sources; surveillance and undercover operations; case management and report writing; the legal system and rules of evidence; criminalistics and technology; retail security and loss prevention; domestic and child custody cases; insurance investigations; executive protection; firearm use and safety; and specialized investigations. Graduates receive a career diploma in private investigation.
Ashworth College
430 Technology Parkway
Norcross, Georgia 30092
800-957-5412
ashworthcollege.edu
Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida offers an associate's degree in criminal science. Graduates of the program who select the general degree option are prepared to enter the field of criminal justice as corrections officers, public safety officers, and court officers or related positions in the military. Rather than the general degree option, students may elect an area of specialization. Graduates receiving an associate's degree in criminal science with specialization in private investigation have the requisite skills to conduct background checks, locate missing persons, interview witnesses, conduct surveillance, collect evidence, testify in court and write reports for clients in the public and private sectors.
Indian River State College
Criminal Justice Training Institute
5900 Tedder Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34947
772-462-7943
irsc.edu