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Career Area: Law, Public Safety and Security
Associate Degree
Program Number: 10-504-3
Offered Completely Online
Approximately 2 Years to Complete
This is based on full-time enrollment. Actual time to completion may vary based on the availability of courses a college offers and the number of credits the student takes in any given time period.
Credit Program
Most credit programs are eligible for financial aid, while most non-credit certificates provide valuable work-related skills on a short timeline. Check with the college offering the program to determine if it is eligible for financial aid.
Average Annual Tuition: $4386
This is based on one year of full-time enrollment for in-state students. WTCS tuition is set by the Wisconsin Technical College System Board in March for the following year. It does not include books, materials or program/college-related fees.

Security Loss Prevention Careers

Recent Wisconsin job postings for this degree:

Security Specialist
Investigator
Loss Prevention Manager
Physical Security Specialist
Police Officer

Security Loss Prevention Programs

The primary responsibility of security and loss prevention personnel is the safeguarding of proprietary assets and the prevention of loss. Typically, these positions require knowledge of intrusion devices, principles of loss prevention, security auditing, accounting and inventory procedures, and the various aspects of commercial, retail and industrial security. Because of criminal activity confronted by security personnel, training is also provided in the investigative and legal aspects of law enforcement. The program educates students for careers in security and loss prevention. Students are provided with an understanding of the problems of business and knowledge of new techniques, which may reduce a vulnerability to loss for a business. Students receive instruction in the legal aspects of security as well as loss prevention procedures and techniques.

Security Loss Prevention Part of a Career Pathway Program Transfers Offered completely online Shared Program
Fox Valley Security Loss Prevention at Fox Valley