Administration of Justice & Fire Technology

Protect and serve your community with Butte College's Administration of Justice and Fire Technology programs. Gain the skills to make a real difference in criminal justice, firefighting, and emergency response. Our hands-on training prepares students to uphold safety, integrity, and leadership in every situation.

Programs

Program Name
Goal
Length
Flexibility
AS-T AS CA

Goal

Transfer or Career

Length

1-2.5 years

Flexibility

  • Main Campus
  • Online
AS-T

Associate Degree for Transfer in Administration of Justice

The Associate in Arts in Administration of Justice for Transfer degree (AA-T) is designed for students planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Administration of Justice or a related major at a California State University (CSU). Students who complete this degree are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, though not to a specific campus or major, and will be required to complete no more than 60 additional units after transfer.

AS CA

Associate Degree or Certificate of Achievement in Administration of Justice

The Administration of Justice program, with an emphasis in law enforcement, provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for careers in law enforcement, corrections, probation, and fish and wildlife. Students develop competency in reading, writing, and analytical skills while gaining an understanding of California laws and case law. The program also serves those already employed in law enforcement who wish to enhance their opportunities for advancement. With additional GE graduates can attain an Associate Degree in Administration of Justice.

AS

Associate Degree in Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice degree is designed for students who plan to earn a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice or related fields at CSU, Chico. This degree may also serve as the basis for students who are interested in pre-law.

AS CA

Associate Degree or Certificate of Achievement in Court Personnel/Pre-Law

This program is built around a core of law-related courses that can be applied to a variety of specialized areas such as pre-law, court personnel, paralegal, law enforcement, public administration, social welfare, and probation. Students should have strong reading and writing skills, and high school students are encouraged to focus on English and business preparation. With additional GE graduates can attain an Associate Degree, which is intended as a foundation for advanced study or specialized training and prepares students for a variety of employment opportunities.

Flexibility

Most programs in this cluster can be completed fully Online, with Main Campus also covering most or all required coursework, so you can build a schedule on-site, remotely, or as a mix of both. Chico Center and Glenn Center are reliable for general education but only cover a small portion of required major courses, so they work best as a supplement rather than your home base. Since specifics vary by program, meet with a counselor to plan your exact course sequence.

How this flexibility note was generated

⚠ AI-generated content can be wrong. This note was produced by Claude (Anthropic) by synthesizing the individual program flexibility statements in this cluster. Verify against the per-program reports before relying on it.
You are synthesizing a single cluster-level flexibility statement for a community college academic cluster (a group of related programs that share a department-page accordion).

CLUSTER
  Title: Administration of Justice/Court Personnel
  Programs in cluster: 6

PER-PROGRAM STATEMENTS
  • Administration of Justice (AS-T Degree):
      You have real flexibility with this degree: you can complete all of your required Administration of Justice coursework either at Main Campus or fully Online, so pick whichever fits your life better. If you'd rather attend at the Chico Center or Glenn Center, you can take general education there, but you'll need to fill in the required major courses through Main Campus or Online to finish on schedule. Check in with a counselor as you plan your term-by-term schedule, since course offerings can shift.
  • Administration of Justice (AS Degree):
      Your best options for the required Administration of Justice coursework are Online or Main Campus, where most of the core courses run reliably; you'll likely need to combine the two to cover everything, since neither alone reliably offers every required course. Chico Center and Glenn Center offer only a small piece of the required coursework, so plan on them for GE breadth rather than your major classes. If you're considering Dual Enrollment, keep in mind offerings vary a lot by high school. Meet with a counselor to map out a schedule that fits your situation.
  • Administration of Justice (Certificate of Achievement):
      Most of your required Administration of Justice coursework is reliably available online, so you can plan to complete the bulk of the program from anywhere with internet access. Main Campus also offers a good share of required courses if you'd rather take some in person, while Chico Center and Glenn Center cover general education but not much of the major itself. Meet with a counselor to map out the specific sequence that fits your schedule.
  • Criminal Justice (AS Degree):
      You can complete this entire degree Online, since all the required coursework is reliably offered there. Main Campus also covers most of what you need, though you'd likely need to fill a gap or two through Online. The Chico Center and Glenn Center work well for GE breadth, but you can't count on them for the required criminal justice courses themselves. Check in with a counselor to map out your specific schedule.
  • Court Personnel/Pre-law (AS Degree):
      Good news: you can complete this entire degree online, since all required courses are reliably offered that way. Main Campus and the Chico Center also carry a good chunk of the required coursework if you'd rather be on-site or mix it up, but you'd need to fill in gaps with online sections to stay on track. The Glenn Center only reliably covers a couple of required courses, so treat it as a supplement, not a home base. Meet with a counselor to map out the specific sequence that fits how you want to attend.
  • Court Personnel/Pre-law (Certificate of Achievement):
      You can complete this certificate entirely Online, which is a solid option if flexibility matters most. If you'd rather be on campus, Main Campus reliably covers most of the required courses, but you'll likely need to fill in a few gaps through Online or the Chico Center, since neither covers everything on its own. The Glenn Center and Dual Enrollment offer only a small slice of the required courses, so they won't work as your main path — and if you look at Dual Enrollment, keep in mind what's offered varies by high school. Check in with a counselor to map out the exact sequence that fits your schedule.

WHAT TO WRITE
  Write 2 to 3 sentences — under 120 words total — that summarize the AVAILABILITY STORY shared by these programs. Most programs in a cluster will have similar availability — name the common pattern. Note distinct outliers ONLY if a program's availability story differs in a way that affects student decisions (e.g., one program is online-only, others are not).

  - Plain, student-facing language.
  - Refer to "the programs in this cluster" or "these programs" — don't list each program by name unless an outlier needs calling out.
  - If all programs share the same flexibility story, write one unified statement.
  - Do NOT list percentages, term codes, or jargon.
  - Lead with the most flexible/strongest availability and follow with caveats.
  - Refer to locations ONLY by official center names (Main Campus, Chico Center, Glenn Center, Skyway Center, Cosmetology Center, Online). NEVER use a city or town name — no Oroville, no Willows, and never "Chico" as a city. Write "at the Chico Center", never "in Chico" — even if a per-program statement below used a city name, do not repeat it.

OUTPUT
  Return ONLY the statement text. No preamble, no quotation marks, no markdown.
AS CA

Goal

Career or Transfer

Length

1-2 years

Flexibility

  • Online
AS CA

Associate Degree or Certificate of Achievement in Fire Technology

The Fire Technology program provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a career in fire science, offering a broad foundation in building inspection, fire prevention, and both municipal and wildland firefighting. With additional GE graduates can attain an Associate Degree, which serves as preparation for employment as a firefighter, building inspector, or fire prevention specialist, and is also a strong foundation for further study or specialized training in the field. Students may also choose to complete the 20-week Firefighter I Academy (see Public Safety Education & Training Center).

Flexibility

Across this Fire Technology cluster, Online coverage is strong but not identical: the Certificate fully covers its coursework online, while the AS Degree requires at least one course in person, so full-remote plans work better for the Certificate than the Degree. In both cases, no single campus—Main Campus, Chico Center, or Glenn Center—covers everything alone, so in-person students should expect to combine locations. General education courses for the Degree offer the most flexibility, available at any center or online. Let's build a term-by-term plan together to make sure required courses line up with actual offerings.

How this flexibility note was generated

⚠ AI-generated content can be wrong. This note was produced by Claude (Anthropic) by synthesizing the individual program flexibility statements in this cluster. Verify against the per-program reports before relying on it.
You are synthesizing a single cluster-level flexibility statement for a community college academic cluster (a group of related programs that share a department-page accordion).

CLUSTER
  Title: Fire Technology
  Programs in cluster: 2

PER-PROGRAM STATEMENTS
  • Fire Technology (AS Degree):
      No single location covers all your required Fire Technology courses reliably, so you'll need to piece your schedule together across Main Campus, Chico Center, and Glenn Center, or lean heavily on Online, which covers most (but not all) of what you need. You'll still need at least one required course from an in-person location, so plan on combining sites rather than staying fully remote. Your general education courses can be completed at any center or online, so focus that flexibility there. Let's map out a term-by-term plan together to make sure the required courses line up with what's actually being offered.
  • Fire Technology (Certificate of Achievement):
      Good news: your Fire Technology coursework is fully available Online, so you can plan your major classes around that if it fits your life better than commuting. Main Campus, the Chico Center, and the Glenn Center each cover only part of what you need, so relying on any one of them alone means gaps you'd have to fill elsewhere. If you'd rather be in person, we can map out a mix of Online and one of those centers to cover everything reliably—let's sit down and build that schedule together.

WHAT TO WRITE
  Write 2 to 3 sentences — under 120 words total — that summarize the AVAILABILITY STORY shared by these programs. Most programs in a cluster will have similar availability — name the common pattern. Note distinct outliers ONLY if a program's availability story differs in a way that affects student decisions (e.g., one program is online-only, others are not).

  - Plain, student-facing language.
  - Refer to "the programs in this cluster" or "these programs" — don't list each program by name unless an outlier needs calling out.
  - If all programs share the same flexibility story, write one unified statement.
  - Do NOT list percentages, term codes, or jargon.
  - Lead with the most flexible/strongest availability and follow with caveats.
  - Refer to locations ONLY by official center names (Main Campus, Chico Center, Glenn Center, Skyway Center, Cosmetology Center, Online). NEVER use a city or town name — no Oroville, no Willows, and never "Chico" as a city. Write "at the Chico Center", never "in Chico" — even if a per-program statement below used a city name, do not repeat it.

OUTPUT
  Return ONLY the statement text. No preamble, no quotation marks, no markdown.
CC

Goal

Career

Length

1 semester

Flexibility

  • Online
CC

Certificate of Completion in BASIC 32

(Not Eligible for Financial Aid) Student will gain fundamental knowledge of the factors affecting wildland fire behavior, control prevention, and firefighter safety for entry-level employment with a federal agency wildland firefighting crew.

Flexibility

The program in this cluster can be completed fully online, so you're not tied to any particular campus. Main Campus, Chico Center, and Glenn Center offer general education courses in person, but the required major coursework must still be completed online. A counselor can help you map out a schedule that fits your needs.

How this flexibility note was generated

⚠ AI-generated content can be wrong. This note was produced by Claude (Anthropic) by synthesizing the individual program flexibility statements in this cluster. Verify against the per-program reports before relying on it.
You are synthesizing a single cluster-level flexibility statement for a community college academic cluster (a group of related programs that share a department-page accordion).

CLUSTER
  Title: Skill Builders
  Programs in cluster: 1

PER-PROGRAM STATEMENTS
  • BASIC 32 (Certificate):
      The good news is you can complete this certificate's required coursework fully online, so you don't need to be tied to any particular campus. Main Campus, Chico Center, and Glenn Center only offer general education there — not the BASIC 32 required courses — so if you want to attend in person at one of those, you'll still need to fill in the major coursework online. Check in with a counselor to map out your schedule.

WHAT TO WRITE
  Write 2 to 3 sentences — under 120 words total — that summarize the AVAILABILITY STORY shared by these programs. Most programs in a cluster will have similar availability — name the common pattern. Note distinct outliers ONLY if a program's availability story differs in a way that affects student decisions (e.g., one program is online-only, others are not).

  - Plain, student-facing language.
  - Refer to "the programs in this cluster" or "these programs" — don't list each program by name unless an outlier needs calling out.
  - If all programs share the same flexibility story, write one unified statement.
  - Do NOT list percentages, term codes, or jargon.
  - Lead with the most flexible/strongest availability and follow with caveats.
  - Refer to locations ONLY by official center names (Main Campus, Chico Center, Glenn Center, Skyway Center, Cosmetology Center, Online). NEVER use a city or town name — no Oroville, no Willows, and never "Chico" as a city. Write "at the Chico Center", never "in Chico" — even if a per-program statement below used a city name, do not repeat it.

OUTPUT
  Return ONLY the statement text. No preamble, no quotation marks, no markdown.
Department Administration of Justice & Fire Technology

Full Time Faculty

Devin Flesher

Administration of Justice Instructor

Cristin Frazer

Emergency Medical Services Instructor

Marshall Haslem

Fire Technology Instructor

Associate Faculty

Stephen Solano

Law Enforcement Academy Instructor

Steven Bordin

Administration of Justice Instructor

Daniel King

Law Enforcement Academy Instructor

Johnny Person

Law Enforcement Academy Instructor

Nicole Diamond

Administration of Justice Instructor

James Parrott

Law Enforcement Academy Instructor

Richard Seghieri

Administration of Justice Instructor

Scott Bootman

Law Enforcement Academy Instructor

John Kelso

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Chadwick Walker

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Kevin York

Varsity-Intercollegiate Instructor

Jonathan Hays

Physical Education-Activity Instructo

Matthew Phipps

Physical Education-Activity Instructo

Justin Noxon

Physical Education-Activity Instructo

Michael Murphy

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Wesley Metroka

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Greg McFadden

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Stephen Maletic

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

William Hack

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Zackary Hawkins

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Devin Robson

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

John Kelleher

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Phillip Keen

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Jason Morris

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Dominick Peloso

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Ryan Fellers

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Jeffrey Edson

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Dustin Mattos

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Derek Langston

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Kenneth Smith

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Vince Sansoni

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Eduardo Gonzalez

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Robert Brown

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Travis Eagan

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

James Lucanic

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Jeremy Hollingshead

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Chris Meneley

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Dennis Reinhardt

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Daniel Hart

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Jake Miille

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Michael Healy

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

James Schnitzius

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Daniel Figaratto

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

David Pittman

Fire Technology Instructor

Ibe Liebenberg

Fire Technology Instructor

Jesse Alexander

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Jon Perata

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Henry Whitney

Fire Fighter Academy I Instructor

Department Contacts

Office: AHPS 144
Department phone: (530) 895-2402
Contact phone: (530) 895-2933

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