40 Week Correctional Officer Program

A Career Keeping Your Community Safe and Secure Could Be For You 

 It isn’t enough to just remove criminals from our streets, it is also vital that they are closely supervised and properly maintained.  As a Correctional Officer, you take on an integral role supervising inmates in jails, prisons and juvenile-detention facilities.  Correctional Officers maintain security and inmate accountability to prevent disturbances, assaults, and escapes.  Officers have the responsibility of protecting inmates from one another.  Officers also escort prisoners between institutions, courtrooms, medical facilities and other destinations.

Other Responsibilities of a Correctional Officer:

  • Enforce rules and regulations within the institution.
  • Monitor the activities and supervise the work assignment of inmates.
  • Search inmates and their living quarters for contraband.
  • Inspect facilities, locks, window bars, grilles, doors and gates for signs of tampering.
  • Inspect mail and visitors.

Correctional Officer Career Opportunities:

  • County Jails, State and Federal Prisons
  • Regional and Local Lock-Up Facilities
  • Homeland Security
  • Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE)
  • Border Patrol
  • Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
  • Federal Protection Services for Federal Buildings and Employees

Private Security Career Opportunities:

  • Businesses
  • Hospitals
  • Colleges and Schools
  • Government Facilities
  • Maritime and Airport Security

Correctional Officer Program Overview:

The Correctional Officer Program prepares graduates to work as Correctional Officers at the County, State, and Federal levels as well as serve in juvenile and adult correctional institutions.  The program can help develop your basic human strengths including: self-confidence, speaking abilities, reliability, teamwork, physical development, career development and self-promotion.  The career focused program combined with the experienced instructors results in graduates entering the workforce prepared and ready to serve their community in the field of corrections and criminal justice.  Instructors are currently or have worked in law enforcement and know exactly what correctional officers should know and what employers are looking for.  Classes are available during the Day and Evening offering flexibility for your busy lifestyle. The Correctional Officer Program can also open doors to the private security industry.  Students completing the course will receive the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Private Security Unarmed Certification (DPSST).

Curriculum Includes Courses In:

  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Field and Patrol Operations
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Spanish for Criminal Justice
  • Criminology
  • Defensive Tactics, Transportation and Restraints
  • DPSST Unarmed Security…and more.. 

Career Placement

Sumner College has been successfully educating students for stable and exciting career fields since 1974. The dedicated faculty and staff at Sumner College are committed to helping you complete your education and that you succeed in the field of Corrections and Criminal Justice. Our programs are designed with your busy and demanding lifestyle in mind. We value your time and we know that not only is it important to offer a quality education, but ultimately it’s about you working in a rewarding career.  The Career Services Department provides guidance with résumé, cover letter writing, job searching, interviewing and much more…

Places Our Graduates are Working:

  • Oregon Department of Corrections
  • Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute
  • Coffee Creek Correctional Facility
  • Clark County Sheriff’s Office
  • Deer Ridge Correctional Institute
  • Snake River Correctional Institute

The Correctional Officer Program is designed to provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform the job at an exceptional level. 

*Eligibility for Employment as Correctional Officer in Oregon:

According to the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC), certain convictions disqualify you from being employed as a Correctional Officer.  Some other convictions are considered "Discretionary Disqualifiers" and employment eligibility is determined at the discretion of the Department of Corrections.  Failure to disclose a conviction may result in your application being rejected from consideration.  Believing a conviction was removed, or forgetting a conviction existed is not a valid defense and your application for employment will be denied.  Visit the ODOC on the web for the complete list of employment disqualifiers.  *Other states may have their own employment requirements and disqualifiers.

To prepare for a new and exciting career in corrections and criminal justice, use the online information request form to receive a FREE Information Kit and an Admissions Representive will be contacting you shortly or call us at 503-223-5100 or toll-free: 877-682-5601. Appointments are available: Monday – Thursday: 8 AM – 7 PM & Friday: 8 AM – 4 PM.

Program Disclosure Information

Correctional Officer Diploma Program:

Occupational Name: Correctional Officer
U.S. Dept of Labor O*NET Standard Occupational Classification Codes and Links to Occupational Profiles: 33-3012.00 Correctional Officers and Jailers www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-1111.00
33-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers www.onetonline.org/link/summary/33-1011.00
33-1012.00 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives www.onetonline.org/link/summary/33-1012.00
25-1111.00 Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary www.onetonline.org/link/summary/33-3012.00
On-Time Graduation Rate: 100%
Job Placement Rate (For Students Completing the Program 7/1/09 - 6/30/10): 70.4%
Median Loan Debt Incurred (For Students Completing the Program 7/1/09 - 6/30/10): Title IV: $6,336
Private Loans: $0
Institutional Loans: $0
Tuition: $11,360
Additional Fees: Application Fee: $50
Registration: $100
Books and Supplies: $1,395
Lab Fees: $250
Graduation Fee: $40