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Criminal justice programs in Alaska

1 criminal justice program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this criminal justice program, and Alaska has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Police officers protect lives and property, and detectives gather facts and collect evidence of possible crimes. The education needed ranges from a high school diploma to a college degree, and new officers usually attend a training academy before they start.1

In Alaska, the one program asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

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How much do criminal justice programs cost in Alaska?

$18,000

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program
100%
Working 6 months later
97%
Earned a year, estimated
about $78,000
Length
60 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Alaska may also offer criminal justice programs. How these figures are made

Are there free criminal justice programs in Alaska?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

The one criminal justice program in Alaska approved for WIOA funding

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  • Criminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Law Enforcement (AAS)

    University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)

    Juneau

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), JuneauCriminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$78,000
    Price if you pay yourself$18,000
    Program website, Law Enforcement (AAS) at University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)
    More details about Law Enforcement (AAS) at University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    97%
    Earned in a quarter
    $19,502
    Length
    60 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,500
    Students counted
    85
    Earned a year, estimated
    $78,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $18,000
    Program website, Law Enforcement (AAS) at University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)

How to pay for criminal justice programs in Alaska

WIOA funding can pay for criminal justice programs in Alaska

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for criminal justice programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for criminal justice programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Alaska

How criminal justice programs compare with the rest of public safety: First responder training in Alaska

Where the Alaska criminal justice program numbers come from

Which Alaska criminal justice programs are on this list?

These are the criminal justice programs Alaska approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Alaska offers.

How the prices and results of Alaska criminal justice programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about criminal justice programs in Alaska

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Police and Detectives
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List