Criminal justice programs in Oklahoma

3 criminal justice programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these criminal justice programs, and Oklahoma has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Police officers protect lives and property, and detectives gather facts and collect evidence of possible crimes. The education needed ranges from a high school diploma to a college degree, and new officers usually attend a training academy before they start.¹

In Oklahoma, 2 of the 3 programs take students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 3 programs here are criminal justice certificate (2 programs) and criminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree, 1 program).

See the 3 programs

How much do criminal justice programs cost in Oklahoma?

$1,900 to $15,600

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Length: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Oklahoma may also offer criminal justice programs. How these figures are made

The year of these Oklahoma figures is uncertain. Oklahoma has not sent its program year 2024 data to the federal site, so check with the school and an American Job Center that the program is still approved and the funding terms still apply. We will update this page when that data is out. More on this

Are there free criminal justice programs in Oklahoma?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $1,900 to $15,600.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 criminal justice programs in Oklahoma approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Criminal justice certificateIn personNo diploma needed
Criminal Justice II
Meridian Technology Center
Stillwater
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Meridian Technology Center, StillwaterCriminal justice certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,900
Program website, Criminal Justice II at Meridian Technology Center
More details about Criminal Justice II at Meridian Technology Center
Finished
80%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
19
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$1,900
Program website, Criminal Justice II at Meridian Technology Center
Criminal justice certificateIn personNo diploma needed
Criminal Justice Officer
Western Technology Center
Burns Flat
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Western Technology Center, Burns FlatCriminal justice certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,898
Program website, Criminal Justice Officer at Western Technology Center
More details about Criminal Justice Officer at Western Technology Center
Finished
71%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$200
Students counted
11
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$2,898
Program website, Criminal Justice Officer at Western Technology Center
Criminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree)HybridPrerequisite courses
Criminal Justice COP
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Wilburton
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Eastern Oklahoma State College, WilburtonCriminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$15,600
Program website, Criminal Justice COP at Eastern Oklahoma State College
More details about Criminal Justice COP at Eastern Oklahoma State College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,508
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$15,600
Program website, Criminal Justice COP at Eastern Oklahoma State College

How to pay for criminal justice programs in Oklahoma

WIOA funding can pay for criminal justice programs in Oklahoma

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for criminal justice programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for criminal justice programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Criminal justice programs in Stillwater, Weatherford and other Oklahoma cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Oklahoma

How criminal justice programs compare with the rest of public safety: First responder training in Oklahoma

Where the Oklahoma criminal justice program numbers come from

Which Oklahoma criminal justice programs are on this list?

These are the criminal justice programs Oklahoma approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Oklahoma offers.

How the prices and results of Oklahoma criminal justice programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Oklahoma figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site says Oklahoma has not yet sent its data for program year 2024.¹⁰ So we cannot say which year these figures describe; they may be older. Before you enroll, check with the school and your local American Job Center that the program is still approved and that the funding terms still apply. We will update these pages when the federal site publishes the 2024 data for Oklahoma. We leave out the share working 6 months later for Oklahoma: far more of its programs report exactly 100% than in other states.

Sources for the facts about criminal justice programs in Oklahoma

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