Law & Public Service Career Cluster

The Law & Public Service Career Cluster focuses on emergency services, law enforcement, and legal studies.

Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of police, courts, corrections, private security, and protective agencies of fire and emergency services.   

Salary and job descriptions for select careers in this cluster:

Correctional Officer

Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

Firefighter

Police Officer

Certifications offered:

  • Basic Structure Fire Protection
  • BLS CPR/AED for Healthcare Professionals 
  • Community Emergency Response Team Certification
  • Correctional Services Professional Certification (TXPSTA)
  • Heartsaver CPR/AED First Aid
  • Criminal Justice Practitioner Certification
  • Emergency Medical Technician
  • FEMA 100 Certification 
  • International Academy of Emergency Dispatch Emergency Telecommunicator
  • Municipal Jailer Certification 
  • Non-Commissioned Security Officer Level II
  • Objective Jail Classification 
  • Private Security Level II
  • Stop the Bleed Certificate
  • Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Certification

Campuses with Programs in Law & Public Service

High School

Firefighter Program

CTE Programs of Study/Offered Courses

Emergency Services

  • Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
  • Disaster Response
  • Firefighter I & II
  • Emergency Medical Technician-Basic

  • Practicum in Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Law Enforcement

  • Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
  • Law Enforcement I & II
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Correctional Services
  • Federal Law Enforcement & Protective Services
  • Practicum in Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
  • Forensic Science

Legal Studies

  • Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
  • Court Systems & Practices
  • Political Science
  • Practicum in Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security