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Law Enforcement Technology

Western Dakota Technical College

Associate's DegreeAcademic

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The mission of the Law Enforcement Technology program is to prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary for employment as entry-level law enforcement officers. This is not a strictly academic program. It has an extensive hands-on component to it. A law enforcement officer is an official representative of the government who is entrusted with a wide variety of duties.

Credits

62 credits

Format

In-Person

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Program Details

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • South Dakota

    South Dakota

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningJudgment and Decision MakingMonitoringSpeakingCoordinationWriting

Knowledge

Computers and ElectronicsCustomer and Personal ServiceAdministration and ManagementEngineering and TechnologyEnglish Language

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionInformation OrderingNear VisionSpeech Clarity

Tasks

  • Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing stand
  • Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and r
  • Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.

Technology

Customer relationship management CRM softwareDesktop publishing softwareWeb platform development softwareObject or component oriented development softwareData base management system software

Tools

Access serversComputer serversComputer tool kitsFile serversIndustry standard architecture/peripheral component interconnect ISA/PCI cardsInkjet printersInternet Information Services IIS ServersLaser facsimile machinesLaser printersMainframe computersMid-range computersMinicomputersNetware serversNetwork analyzersNetwork interface cards NIC

Work Values

Working ConditionsSupportAchievementRecognitionIndependenceRelationships
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium11-3021.00Computer and Information Systems Managerstitle_inference$171,200 median+15.23%10,160
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populated·from NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Departmental workflow priorities — analyze and adjust daily task sequencing with limited oversight to meet established service-level deadlines.
  • Cross-functional coordination meetings — facilitate discussions with department heads and supervisors to resolve recurring operational issues.
  • Project activity plans — review and coordinate timelines across multiple IT projects, flagging conflicts for senior leadership.
  • Programmer and analyst work products — assign tasks and conduct structured reviews of deliverables against technical specifications.
  • User technical support escalations — diagnose and resolve moderately complex computer problems, coordinating with vendor support as needed.
  • Data security and disaster recovery procedures — implement and test established recovery protocols in a corporate IT environment.
  • Emerging technology assessments — evaluate new tools and platforms and prepare adoption recommendations for management review.
  • Staff performance and training — deliver onboarding guidance and performance feedback to junior IT staff under departmental HR frameworks.
  • Database and development environment software — configure and query systems to support reporting and operational decision-making.
  • Operational standards documentation — author and maintain departmental procedures, standards, and policy updates for IT staff use.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
59%
Placement Rate
5%