{"id":13072,"date":"2015-01-23T17:13:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T22:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=13072"},"modified":"2015-01-23T17:13:55","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T22:13:55","slug":"utc-ranked-among-best-online-criminal-justice-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2015\/01\/utc-ranked-among-best-online-criminal-justice-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC ranked among Best Online Criminal Justice Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UTC is among the top 30 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.affordablecollegesonline.org\/online-colleges\/criminal-justice-programs\/\">Best Online Criminal Justice Programs: 2015<\/a> in a new ranking by Affordable Colleges Online.<\/p>\n<p>The UTC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/criminal-justice\/criminal-justice-online-degree\/criminal-justice-online-overview.php\">Online Degree Completion Program in Criminal Justice<\/a> is offered to students who have a two-year degree or the equivalent and have completed 60 hours of college work.\u00a0 This must include completion of introductory courses in criminal justice, sociology, and psychology, and completion of all general education requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Affordable Colleges Online offers the list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.affordablecollegesonline.org\/online-colleges\/criminal-justice-programs\/\">Best Online Criminal Justice Degrees: 2015<\/a> so that potential students can explore the affordability of the schools and the support and resources available in these programs.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, UTC has acquired these online accolades:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The College of Engineering and Computer Science was ranked in the top ten Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs by U.S. News and World Report<\/li>\n<li>The College of Business made U.S. News and World Report\u2019s list of Best Online MBA programs, ranking in the top fifty in the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The School of Nursing was ranked among the top ten Best Online RN to BSN Programs by RNtoBn.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTC is among the top 30 Best Online Criminal Justice Programs: 2015 in a new ranking by Affordable Colleges Online. 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