Alumnus Brig. Gen. Aguilar was the keynote speaker
More than 150 people attended a ceremony at the Sheriff's Training Academy in Whittier, California on September 8, in honor of yet another cohort of 42 law enforcement officials who have earned degrees from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department University.
In March 2002 the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department partnered with National University to became the nation's first law enforcement agency with its own corporate university. It partnered with National University to offer on-site degree programs at the Sheriff's Training Academy.
National University's accelerated one-course-per-month format has been a perfect fit for the Sheriff's Department and various other law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles. To date, more than 100 deputies, police officers and probation officers have earned master's degrees in public administration by attending evening classes while off duty. They have the strong and enthusiastic support of their Sheriff.
"I am committed to the notion that a highly educated work force is a necessity in carrying out the vital responsibilities entrusted to us by the public," Sheriff Baca told the first group graduates of the Sheriff's Department University in 2003.
Honorees on September 8 included the first group to complete the new Bachelor of Science program in Information Technology Management. The keynote speaker was National University alumnus Brig. Gen. Michael J. Aguilar, USMC (ret.), Director of the Federal Transportation Security Administration office in San Diego.
