CCPS STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Congratulations to all CCPS student award recipients! We would like recognize and honor your achievements in academic excellence.
LAKERS TOGETHER: Find out how we're moving forward.
Welcome to the GVSU School of Criminal Justice. As part of the College of Community and Public Service at Grand Valley State University we are focused on increasing the understanding of justice based issues for students, practitioners, policymakers and community members. The School of Criminal Justice offers undergraduate degree programs in criminal justice and legal studies; graduate degree in criminal justice; special certification program in our police academy and military basic training academy; paralegal studies certificate.
The School of Criminal Justice faculty consists of full-time faculty and part-time adjunct faculty members providing local, regional, national, and global perspectives of crime and justice issues in the classroom and through their scholarship.
CONSIDER JOINING THE 47TH CLASS OF GVSU'S POLICE ACADEMY FOR 2021
The GVSU Police Academy is a 16-week intensive program that meets the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) training requirements and prepares students for the Michigan Law Enforcement Licensing Examination. The academy is conducted during the spring and summer semester, April through August. Admission is highly competitive and enrollment is limited.
For more information, see the Police Academy website or contact Williamson Wallace at (616) 331-8515 or wallacew@gvsu.edu.
The GVSU Police Academy's 2020 class.
- Established in 1974
- Conducted on the Allendale campus
- GVSU Police Academy graduates to date = 1,261
- Instructional & support staff = 65 (95% active / former law enforcement)
- Length of program = 16 weeks
- MCOLES mandatory curriculum = 594 hrs. (GVSU enhanced to 681 hrs.)
- GVSU academic credit hours earned = 15 hrs. (CJ 415, 416, 417, 418, & 419)
- Average class size* = 26
- Program completion rate* = 96%
- Licensing exam pass rate* = 100%
- Employment rate* = 81%
* 10-year average
GVSU'S POLICE ACADEMY SUCCESS STORIES
Grand Rapids City Police Officer Jesse Flores (2019) talks about his academy experience.
Spotlights
KAYLA BATES, '18 & '20, RECEIVES AWARDS AND MORE
Class of 2020 graduate, Kayla Bates, has set her goals high
2020-21 Graduate Dean Citation Awards
The School of Criminal Justice would like to congratulate two of our MCJ Graduate Students on earning Graduate Dean Citation Awards for the 2020-21 academic year.
News
CCPS Advising Updates
You are already half-way through your first week of remote learning. We thought it would be helpful to provide some additional resources to you. Please see below for both academic and non-academic services and tools.
Mar 19, 2020
Presidential Inauguration
On November 15th, graduate assistant, Chase (Sky) Christenson represented the school of criminal justice at Philomena V. Mantella's presidential inauguration by presenting his research on intimate partner violence offenders.
Nov 20, 2019
GVSU Police Academy holds 45th Graduation Ceremony
Forty-eight police academy recruits graduated August 15 from the Grand Valley State University Police Academy.
Aug 21, 2019
GVSU COLLEGE OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE STUDENT SURVIVAL ADVICE FOR THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
