This program is designed to prepare students to perform patrol, routine inspection, and crime prevention services for private clients. This program typically includes in depth instruction in the provision of personal protection as well as property security.
The colleges, universities and schools below offer majors and degree programs in Security and Loss Prevention Services. To learn more about a specific school click on any of the links below.
Academy of Court Reporting and Technology
235 4th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
| Phone Number: | (412) 535-0560 |
| Website: | www.acr.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 304 (304 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
| Online Application: | www.acr.edu |
Academy of Court Reporting and Technology-Cleveland
2044 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
| Phone Number: | (216) 861-3222 |
| Website: | |
| School Type: | 2-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 625 (625 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
| Online Application: | www.acr.edu |
Academy of Court Reporting-Clawson
1055 West Maple Road, Clawson, MI 48017-1052
| Phone Number: | (248) 435-9030 |
| Website: | www.acr.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate 4-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 444 (444 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Albany Technical College
1704 South Slappey Boulevard, Albany, GA 31701
| Phone Number: | (229) 430-3500 |
| Website: | www.albanytech.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 5,003 (5,003 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 28 to 1 |
Brown Mackie College-Cincinnati
1011 Glendale-Milford Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45215-1107
| Phone Number: | (513) 771-2424 |
| Website: | www.brownmackie.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 3,445 (3,445 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 38 to 1 |
Brown Mackie College-Fort Wayne
3000 E.Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805
| Phone Number: | (260) 484-4400 |
| Website: | www.brownmackie.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 2,326 (2,326 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 59 to 1 |
Brown Mackie College-Greenville
75 Beattie Place Ste 100, Greenville, SC 29601
| Phone Number: | (864) 239-5300 |
| Website: | www.brownmackie.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 0 (0 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 1 to 1 |
| Online Application: | www.brownmackie.edu |
Brown Mackie College-Merrillville
1000 E 80th Place, Suite 205M, Merrillville, IN 46410
| Phone Number: | 220E13 |
| Website: | www.brownmackie.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 1,348 (1,348 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 52 to 1 |
Brown Mackie College-Michigan City
325 E US Hwy 20, Michigan City, IN 46360-7362
| Phone Number: | (219) 877-3100 |
| Website: | www.brownmackie.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 633 (633 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 64 to 1 |
Brown Mackie College-Tulsa
4608 S Garnett Rd Ste 110, Tulsa, OK 74146
| Phone Number: | (918) 628-3700 |
| Website: | www.brownmackie.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 210 (210 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
California Career School
1100 Technology Cir, Anaheim, CA 92805
| Phone Number: | 715E12 |
| Website: | Californiacareerschool.edu |
| School Type: | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 646 (646 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 27 to 1 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
7500 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60652-1299
| Phone Number: | (773) 838-7500 |
| Website: | daley.ccc.edu/default.aspx |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 14,850 (14,850 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 61 to 1 |
| Admissions: | daley.ccc.edu/admissions/default.aspx |
| Financial Aid: | daley.ccc.edu/financialaid/default.aspx |
Cloud County Community College
2221 Campus Dr, Concordia, KS 66901-1002
| Phone Number: | (785) 243-1435 |
| Website: | www.cloud.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,649 (4,649 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.cloud.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.cloud.edu |
| Online Application: | www.cloud.edu |
College of Southern Nevada
6375 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89146-1164
| Phone Number: | (702) 651-5000 |
| Website: | www.csn.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 59,691 (59,691 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 41 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.csn.edu/admissions/index.asp |
| Financial Aid: | www.csn.edu/pages/611.asp |
| Online Application: | www.csn.edu/prospective/index.asp |
CUNY John Jay College Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Ave, New York, NY 10019
| Phone Number: | (212) 237-8000 |
| Website: | www.jjay.cuny.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 17,487 (15,096 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
Cuyahoga Community College District
700 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115-2878
| Phone Number: | (800) 954-8742 |
| Website: | www.tri-c.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 36,446 (36,446 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 24 to 1 |
Danville Community College
1008 S Main St, Danville, VA 24541-4004
| Phone Number: | (434) 797-2222 |
| Website: | www.dcc.vccs.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 6,525 (6,525 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 24 to 1 |
Delta College
1961 Delta Road, University Center, MI 48710
| Phone Number: | (989) 686-9000 |
| Website: | www.delta.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 16,124 (16,124 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 29 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.delta.edu/admissions-office.aspx |
| Financial Aid: | www.delta.edu/financial-aid-office.aspx |
| Online Application: | app.delta.edu/onlineadmissions/default.aspx |
Eastern Kentucky University
521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475-3102
| Phone Number: | (859) 622-1000 |
| Website: | www.eku.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – professional practice |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 18,946 (16,149 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.eku.edu/futurestudents |
| Financial Aid: | www.finaid.eku.edu |
| Online Application: | www.eku.edu/futurestudents |
Eastern Oklahoma State College
1301 W Main St, Wilburton, OK 74578-4999
| Phone Number: | (918) 465-2361 |
| Website: | www.eosc.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Remote town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,687 (2,687 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.eosc.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.eosc.edu |
| Online Application: | www.eosc.edu |
Farmingdale State College
2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735-1021
| Phone Number: | (516) 420-2000 |
| Website: | WWW.FARMINGDALE.EDU |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 9,303 (9,303 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Florida State College at Jacksonville
501 W State St, Jacksonville, FL 32202
| Phone Number: | (904) 359-5433 |
| Website: | www.fscj.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 43,218 (43,218 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 39 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.fscj.edu/mydegree/welcome-center/index.php |
| Financial Aid: | http://www.fscj.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/ |
| Online Application: | connections.fscj.edu/MemApp2/ |
Highland Community College
2998 W Pearl City Rd, Freeport, IL 61032-9341
| Phone Number: | (815) 235-6121 |
| Website: | www.highland.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 3,443 (3,443 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.highland.edu/admissions/index.asp |
| Financial Aid: | www.highland.edu/financialaid/index.asp |
| Online Application: | www.highland.edu/admissions/forms.asp |
Hillsborough Community College
39 Columbia Drive, Tampa, FL 33606-3584
| Phone Number: | (813) 253-7000 |
| Website: | www.hccfl.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 35,232 (35,232 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 28 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.hccfl.edu/ssem/admissions.aspx |
| Financial Aid: | www.hccfl.edu/ssem/financialaid.aspx |
| Online Application: | hccfl.edu/ssem/admissions/apply-online.aspx |
Indian River State College
3209 Virginia Ave, Fort Pierce, FL 34981-5596
| Phone Number: | (772) 462-4772 |
| Website: | www.irsc.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 25,145 (25,145 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 27 to 1 |
Lake Superior State University
650 W Easterday Ave, Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783
| Phone Number: | (906) 632-6841 |
| Website: | www.lssu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Remote town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,960 (2,923 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Lewis University
One University Parkway, Romeoville, IL 60446-2200
| Phone Number: | (815) 838-0500 |
| Website: | www.lewisu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 6,568 (4,468 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.lewisu.edu/portals/prospectiveundergradport… |
| Financial Aid: | www.lewisu.edu/admissions/finaid/index.htm |
| Online Application: | www.lewisu.edu/admissions/application.htm |
Lincoln Land Community College
5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL 62794-9256
| Phone Number: | (217) 786-2200 |
| Website: | www.llcc.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 14,454 (14,454 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 42 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.llcc.edu/Default.aspx?alias=www.llcc.edu/ad… |
| Financial Aid: | www.llcc.edu/Default.aspx?alias=www.llcc.edu/fi… |
| Online Application: | www.llcc.edu/admissions/ApplyOnline/tabid/4125/… |
Miami Dade College
300 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33132-2297
| Phone Number: | (305) 237-8888 |
| Website: | www.mdc.edu/main/ |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 96,123 (96,123 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 25 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.mdc.edu/prospective/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.mdc.edu/Financial_aid/ |
| Online Application: | sisvsr.mdc.edu/admission2/default.aspx |
Miami-Jacobs Career College
110 N. Patterson, Dayton, OH 45402
| Phone Number: | 937E12 |
| Website: | www.miamijacobs.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 1,267 (1,267 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 26 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.miamijacobs.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.miamijacobs.edu |
Moraine Valley Community College
9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills, IL 60465-0937
| Phone Number: | (708) 974-4300 |
| Website: | www.morainevalley.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 30,174 (30,174 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 40 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.morainevalley.edu/admiss/Default.htm |
| Financial Aid: | www.morainevalley.edu/FinancialAid/ |
| Online Application: | webadvisor.morainevalley.edu/WebAdvisor/WebAdvi… |
National University
11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011
| Phone Number: | (800) 628-8648 |
| Website: | www.nu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 26,695 (8,254 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.nu.edu/Admissions.html |
| Financial Aid: | www.nu.edu/Admissions/FinancialAid.html |
| Online Application: | www.nu.edu/Admissions/ApplyOnline.html |
Northern Michigan University
1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855
| Phone Number: | (906) 227-1000 |
| Website: | www.nmu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 11,186 (9,880 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 24 to 1 |
| Admissions: | webb.nmu.edu/Admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | webb.nmu.edu/FinancialAid/ |
| Online Application: | webb.nmu.edu/Admissions/SiteSections/Apply/Appl… |
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
101 University Drive, Chillicothe, OH 45601-0629
| Phone Number: | (740) 774-7200 |
| Website: | www.chillicothe.ohiou.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 2,785 (2,785 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Sinclair Community College
444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH 45402-1460
| Phone Number: | (937) 512-3000 |
| Website: | www.sinclair.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 33,095 (33,095 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 26 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.sinclair.edu/stservices/adm/index.cfm |
| Financial Aid: | www.sinclair.edu/stservices/fas/index.cfm |
| Online Application: | www.sinclair.edu/stservices/adm/Application/ind… |
Southwestern Illinois College
2500 Carlyle Ave, Belleville, IL 62221-5899
| Phone Number: | (618) 235-2700 |
| Website: | www.swic.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 25,529 (25,529 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 37 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.swic.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.swic.edu/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | estorm.swic.edu/psp/swstorm/EMPLOYEE/SW_HC8_PRD… |
University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 6516
| Phone Number: | (203) 932-7000 |
| Website: | www.newhaven.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 6,361 (4,074 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.newhaven.edu/admissions/ugrad/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.newhaven.edu/admissions/ugrad/affordable/ |
| Online Application: | www.newhaven.edu/prospective/15183/ |
Vincennes University
1002 N First St, Vincennes, IN 47591
| Phone Number: | (812) 888-8888 |
| Website: | www.vinu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Remote town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 20,408 (20,408 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
| Admissions: | vinu.edu/cms/opencms/future_students/admissions… |
| Financial Aid: | vinu.edu/cms/opencms/student_services/financial… |
| Online Application: | apps.vinu.edu/VUApply/app |
Waubonsee Community College
Rte 47 at Waubonsee Drive, Sugar Grove, IL 60554-0901
| Phone Number: | 630E13 |
| Website: | www.waubonsee.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 19,694 (19,694 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 34 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.waubonsee.edu/admissions |
| Financial Aid: | www.waubonsee.edu/financialaid |