Career Opportunities

 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
 Drug Enforcement Administration
 Federal Bureau of Investigation
 Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
 U.S. Capitol Police
 U.S. Department of Homeland Security
 U.S. Department of Interior
 U.S. Department of Justice
 U.S. Marshals Service
 U.S. Postal Inspector
 United States Secret Service
 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)
 Iowa Department of Public Safety
 Iowa Department of Transportation
 Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
 Iowa DNR Law Enforcement
 Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
 Iowa State Patrol
 State Fire Marshal
 Adair County Sheriff's Office
 Adel Police Department
 Altoona Police Department
 Ames Police Department
 Ankeny Police Department
 Boone Police Department
 Carlisle Police Department
 Carroll County Sheriff's Office
 Carroll Police Department
 Cass County Sheriff's Office
 Clive Police Department
 Colfax Police Department
 Dallas Center Police Department
 Dallas County Sheriff's Office
 Des Moines Police Department
 Granger Police Department
 Greene County Sheriff's Office
 Guthrie County Sheriff's Office
 Huxley Police Department
 Indianola Police Department
 Jasper County Sheriff's Office
 Jewell Police Department
 Johnston Police Department
 Knoxville Police Department
 Madison County Sheriff's Office
 Madrid Police Department
 Marion County Sheriff's Office
 Marshall County Sheriff's Office
 Marshalltown Police Department
 Mitchellville Police Department
 Monroe Police Department
 Nevada Police Department
 Newton Police Department
 Norwalk Police Department
 Pella Police Department
 Perry Police Department
 Pleasant Hill Police Department
 Pleasantville Police Department
 Pocahontas County Sheriff's Office
 Polk City Police Department
 Polk County Sheriff's Office
 Prairie City Police Department
 Sac County Sheriff's Office
 Story City Police Department
 Story County Sheriff's Office
 Urbandale Police Department
 Van Meter Police Department
 Warren County Sheriff's Office
 Warren County Sheriff's Office
 Waukee Police Department
 West Des Moines Police Department
 Windsor Heights Police Department
 Winterset Police Department
 Woodward Police Department
 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Police
 Iowa State Fair Department of Public Safety
 Iowa State University Police Department
 PoliceOne
 Polk County Conservation
 Union Pacific Special Agents
 University of Iowa Police Department
 University of Northern Iowa Police Department

Corrections

  U.S. Probation/Pretrial Services, Southern District of IA
 U.S. Bureau of Prisons
 U.S. Courts - Probation/Parole
 Iowa Correctional Institution for Women
 Iowa Department of Corrections
 Newton Correctional Facility
 Polk County Juvenile Court
 1st Judicial District
 2nd Judicial District
 3rd Judicial District
 4th Judicial District
 5th Judicial District
 6th Judicial District
 7th Judicial District
 8th Judicial District

Homeland Security and Emergency Management

 Iowa Office of Homeland Security
 Polk County Emergency Management
 Story County Emergency Management
 U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Judiciary

 Attorney General's Office
 Iowa Department of Justice
 Polk County Attorney's Office
 U.S. Courts
 Iowa Courts

Other Agencies

 Army Corps of Engineers
 Crime Victim Assistance Division
 Iowa Courts
 Iowa Department of Human Services
 Iowa Office of State Medical Examiner
 Polk County Medical Examiner
 Polk County Youth Services

​Additional Resources

 Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
 PoliceOne

​Employment in the criminal justice field is highly dependent upon one's character and background. Students who have a criminal history may complete the program of study, but it is NOT likely that they will find employment in the criminal justice field, and students with a criminal history may NOT be eligible for an internship, which is required for the AAS degree.