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�ǿմ�ý is offering a new Corrections Certificate beginning fall 2017 for individuals who work in corrections facilities or prisons. The program is the result of a partnership between TCC and the �ǿմ�ý County Sheriff’s Office.

“We work closely with community and business partners to provide employers with solutions to the challenges of recruiting and retaining workers,” TCC President & CEO Leigh B. Goodson, Ph.D. said. “Roughly one in three of our students who graduated last year did so with a workforce degree or certificate.”

The �ǿմ�ý County Sheriff’s Office approached TCC to find a solution to increase the training and skills for the detention officers who work in the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center. The certificate is 15 credit-hours with a concentration on Human Services courses focusing on psychology, drug addiction, and mental health issues.

“We are excited about this partnership with TCC,” �ǿմ�ý County Sheriff Vic Regalado said. “Turnover in detention officers is a serious and constant issue at the jail. I believe this program will help to provide the �ǿմ�ý County Sheriff’s Office with better trained detention officers that will remain with our agency for years to come.”

The �ǿմ�ý County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the support and recommendation of the Mental Health Association Oklahoma, worked on creating a path for education and training for detention officers who work with at-risk and mentally ill populations.

“This partnership with TCC will provide students with more than just a job at the �ǿմ�ý County Sheriff’s Office, it will provide them with a career path,” said Regalado.

The classes are available this fall. The Corrections Certificate is designed to be completed in one semester as a full-time student or two semesters as a part-time student. After completing the certificate, the student has the option to move into a Criminal Justice Associate in Arts degree. For more information about the Corrections Certificate, call TCC’s Workforce Development Office (918) 595-7976.