Diploma - Community and Justice Services
- 2 years
- Duration
- 18,730 CAD/year
- Price
- Sep 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kingston / Canada
- Location
- St. Lawrence College, Canada
- School
Program description
Graduates of this program can pursue jobs in law enforcement, border security, corrections, assisting at-risk youth, assisting vulnerable individuals in local communities, and education.
Graduates will be equipped to carry out duties and responsibilities in the prevention, management, and resolution of conflict, crises, and emergency situations in institutional and community justice contexts using different intervention strategies. Graduates learn how to deal with and support a wide range of vulnerable populations, including those struggling with addiction and mental illness.
Program delivery promotes the development of skills in self-development, professionalism, empathy, compassion, cultural competence, communication, nonverbal communication, active listening, adaptability, intuition, building rapport with individuals, problem diagnosis, problem solving, critical and creative thinking, reflective practice, teamwork, career planning, and best practices for working with and supporting individuals in conflict with the law, at risk of being in conflict with the law, and at risk of being in conflict with the law. Program delivery also promotes the growth of holistic health consciousness and knowledge.
The Community and Justice Services Program carries on the quality legacy created by the Correctional Worker Program. This school, which began in the early 1970s, was one of the first to provide career training for correctional and community justice work.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Introduction to the Canadian Criminal Justice System
- Principles of Ethical Reasoning
- Health and Wellness 1
- Communications for College
- Human Development and Enculturation
- Workplace Readiness 1: Core Competencies
- General Education Course
Semester 2
- Criminology
- Interpersonal and Group Dynamics
- Community and Social Services
- Health and Wellness 2
- Criminal and Civil Law
- Documentation and Report Writing
- Workplace Readiness 2: Professionalism and Self-Growth
- General Education Course
Semester 3
- Advanced Legislation for Justice Studies
- Interviewing Skills and Case Management
- Management of Disruptive Behaviour
- Identifying and Working with Diverse Populations
- Community and Justice Services Field Placement 1
- Workplace Readiness 3: Placement Seminar
Semester 4
- Intervention Strategies in Addictions
- Community Program Planning and Implementation
- Intervention Strategies in Diverse Populations
- Workplace Readiness 4: Career Planning
- Online General Education Online
- Field Placement 2
Price
- Tuition 16,430 CAD
- Program Fees 0,00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 2,300 CAD
Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 18,730 CAD
Fees are estimates only
Requirements for applicants
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level
- Grade 11 Math
English Proficiency requirements are:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (SDS requires an overall 6.0, with no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 78
- TOEFL Computer-based Test - 213
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
- EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
- The Michigan English Test* - Overall 58 with no individual score below 56, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
- Cambridge English Proficiency* - 173
- Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 105
- Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 55
*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.
About the university
St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.
The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.
With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.
