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The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Fingerprint Identification and Photography is designed to prepare students for entry level positions in the field of fingerprint classification and identification. It is one pathway to the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Forensic Science.
Details
Important information you’ll need when applying to MCC:
- Academic Career
- Credit
- Degree/Certificate Type
- Career and Technical Certificate
- Academic Plan
- Fingerprint Identification and Photography (CCL)
- Academic Plan Code
- 5010N
- Total Credits Required
- 12
- Catalog Year
- 2019-2020
Career Opportunities
This pathway map can lead to a variety of different occupations and industries. Below is a sampling of some of the possible positions and Arizona-based salaries related to this pathway map. Some of the opportunities presented below may require either a bachelor degree or a post-graduate level education.
| Occupation / Title | Annual Median Wage | |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance Officers | $58,650 | |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $81,800 | |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $92,030 | |
| Forensic Science Technicians | $54,630 | |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $68,010 | |
| Salary information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. Updated May 2017. | ||
Course Sequence by Term
The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:
- The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
- Initial course placement is determined by placement tests and completion of 100-200 level course pre-/corequisites and program prerequisites.
- Students should meet with an academic advisor about any concerns that may affect course enrollment.
Term 1
| Course Number |
Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | ||||
| AJS101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | Course carries SB Value | 3 | |
| AJS213 | Evidence Technology/Fingerprints | 3 | ||
| AJS214 | Evidence Technology/Photography | 3 | ||
| AJS290BN | Courtroom Testimony Seminar | 3 | ||
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Program Information
- Learn more about the program and find contact information through one of the programs below:
- Forensic Investigation
- Administration of Justice
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Program Area Key
- Critical Rdg = Critical Reading
- FYC = First Year Composition
- HU = Humanities, Arts and Design
- Mathematics = Mathematics
- NS = Natural Science
- Oral Comm = Oral Communication
- PP = Program Prerequisite
- SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
- RC = Required Courses
- RE = Restricted Electives
Disclaimer
Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.
All information is administered by the Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation at Maricopa County Community College District and published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.
View MCCCD’s program website for the Certificate of Completion in Fingerprint Identification and Photography (http://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm?id=134389).
* Salary information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. Updated May 2017.