The Salespeople at My Former Employer Lied to Prospective Students

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I forgot. My students became depressed when I told them about the limitations of nationally accredited degrees in the CJ field in Texas. They already knew that University of Phoenix and Devry were the only local schools that would accept their credits, but they did not know about the limited recognition by local police departments. While SAPD and Bexar County do not require college credits, they will give educational incentive pay for degrees from regionally accredited schools, only. The Texas Department of Public Safety, which hires state troopers, requires 60 college credits, but will only accept them from regionally accredited schools. Many police departments will pay more for higher levels of certification: intermediate peace officer, advanced peace officer, and master peace officer. TCOLE reduces the number of years of experience you need for the higher levels of certification if you have a degree, but again, they only recognize degrees from regionally accredited schools.