Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs Academic Partnership

The Justice Center’s mission is to support and protect the health, safety, and dignity of all people with special needs and disabilities through advocacy of their civil rights, prevention of mistreatment, and investigation of all allegations of abuse and neglect so that appropriate actions are taken. Their goal is to create a community where people with special needs shall be protected from abuse, neglect, and mistreatment.  

The Justice Center believes that all people with special needs deserve to be treated with respect and that people’s rights should be protected. They are committed to providing superior services and to ensuring that people with special needs receive quality care and they believe that outreach, training, and the promotion of best practices are critical to affecting positive change. Safeguarding people with special needs is a shared responsibility, and the Justice Center is successful because it works with agencies, providers, people who provide direct services, and people with special needs to prevent abuse and neglect in our community. They work with the state to maintain the nation’s highest standards of health, safety, and dignity and they support the dedicated men and women who provide services.

As a way of saying "thank you" to Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs employees who reside in our community, Marist College is offering special tuition pricing for all Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs employees and their immediate adult family members.

Special Tuition Pricing for Employees

Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs employees and their immediate adult family members will receive the following benefits:

• A tuition discount on eligible graduate and adult undergraduate degree programs. For our complete list of eligible programs and discounted pricing visit our eligible programs and pricing page.
• Options for Full-Time and Part-Time Master's and Bachelor's degree programs offered 100% online, in-class or a mix of both.
• Enjoy state of the art classrooms for our Bachelor’s and Master’s programs offered on our Main Campus in Poughkeepsie, NY.  We also offer a classroom-based MPA option at our satellite locations in Queens, NY, and Albany, NY.

Eligibility

Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs employees and their families must show proof of employment in order to qualify for the partnership tuition rate.

Adult undergraduate students are defined as students who began their Marist academic career at age 22 or older and who are applying through the Office of Adult Undergraduate Admission. Graduate students are those students who are initiating an application for a stand-alone masters degree through the Office of Graduate Admission.

Final determination of eligibility is made by Marist College.

Complete our online inquiry form to receive more information. All contact information provided is confidential.

Programs Offered

Marist College offers students a variety of programs on-site and online for both graduate and adult undergraduate (ages 22+) learners. Please visit our eligible programs page for more information.

Marist College 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.

Marist College has offered the MPA degree since 1980 and, for over 20 years, has partnered with law enforcement agencies in New York State. As part of the academic partnership between Marist College and Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, the MPA will be delivered as an online degree program to assist 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 meets the needs of the busy law enforcement professional by combining 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. All MPA courses are eight weeks in length and offered Spring, Summer, and Fall. Semester breaks are included. The entire graduate degree program can be completed in just over two years.

To attend one of our MPA Virtual Information Sessions RSVP at http://www.marist.edu/admission/graduate/eventrsvp.html

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