Tampa Bay Area Law Enforcement Partnership
Tampa Bay Area Law Enforcement maintains a commitment to diversity and places a high value on the importance of community and the principle of service. The mission for all law enforcement organizations within the Tampa community is to enhance the quality of life and reduce crime through cooperative partnerships with its citizens.
Marist recognizes the importance of providing affordable educational opportunities. Tampa Bay Are Law Enforcement employees, along with their family members, will receive the following benefits:
1) a tuition discount on graduate and adult undergraduate degree programs offered at a non-discounted rate
2) employees will have the opportunity to enroll in the
Master of Public Administration (MPA) online degree program with other
law enforcement and criminal justice professionals featuring discounted tuition
3) application
fees will be waived for all graduate and adult undergraduate (students
age 22+) degree programs
PROGRAM OFFERINGS
Marist College offers both on-site and online courses and programs for adult learners at the graduate and adult undergraduate levels.
Graduate Programs
Master of Public Administration, MPA*
Master of Business
Administration, MBA*
Master of Arts: Professional Teaching
Certification*
Master of Education, M.Ed.
MA in Communication*
MA
in Museum Studies
MS in Software Development
MS in Information
Systems*
MS in Technology Management*
MA in School Psychology
MA
in Mental Health Counseling
* offered in an online format
Visit www.marist.edu/graduate or email gradaute@marist.edu for more information.
Adult Undergraduate Programs
Adult students may enroll in any of the traditional majors offered at the main campus. There are approximately 1,000 adult students enrolled in more than 35 undergraduate programs. In addition, Marist’s School of Global and Professional Programs offers the following programs exclusively to adult students:
BA/BS Degree Completion Program*
Organizational Leadership and
Communication Degree Completion Program
BS in Social Work Degree
Completion Program
BA in Psychology Degree Completion Program
* offered in an online format
Visit www.marist.edu/adult or email adulted@marist.edu for more information and a complete listing of all majors offered.
MARIST COLLEGE-TAMPA BAY AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT ONLINE MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA) DEGREE PROGRAM
We offer two start dates for this online program. Apply by December 1 to start in January or apply by August 1 to start in September. Contact us for tuition information.
Marist College has offered the MPA degree since 1980 and, for 20 years, has partnered with law enforcement agencies in New York City, Albany, and Oneida to bring the program on-site and online to their respective departments. As part of the academic partnership between Marist College and the Tampa Bay Area Law Enforcement community, the MPA will be delivered as an online degree program exclusively for law enforcement and criminal justice personnel who are unable to attend traditional courses at our satellite locations or prefer the convenience of online learning.
MPA PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Marist’s MPA degree program is designed exclusively for law enforcement and criminal justice personnel and combines accelerated scheduling and a reduced pricing structure with the flexibility and convenience of Marist’s online course delivery system. Students in this program represent a diverse mix of law enforcement and criminal justice professionals from local, state, and federal agencies throughout the nation. This combination of experience provides for an intensely rich and beneficial learning experience and allows students the opportunity to widen their professional networks.
The MPA program is comprised of 39-42 credits of graduate coursework (13-14 courses). Students with less than two years of work experience in the public or non-profit sectors will be required to complete a Public Administration internship. Fall and spring courses are eight weeks in length and summer courses are six weeks. Semester breaks are included. The entire graduate degree program can be completed in just over two years.
For detailed course descriptions, please visit www.marist.edu/mpa.
Employees, including their families, must submit proof of membership with their application in addition to the required support documents as indicated by program at www.marist.edu/admission.
